What color is #232E35?

#232E35 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232E35?

The RGB value is 35, 46, 53: 35 red, 46 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232E35?

The complementary color is #352A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232E35 color

#232E35 rgb(35, 46, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #232E35 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18% green and 20.8% blue (35, 46, 53).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#232E35 color codes

HEX	`#232E35`
RGB	`rgb(35, 46, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 34%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 13%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.22, -2.64, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.22, 6.57, 246.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.313, 2.568, 3.741)`
Decimal	`2305589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232E35, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #232E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #232E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232e35; }
.text { color: #232e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 46 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232e35, #232535); }

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Questions

What color is #232E35?: #232E35 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232E35?: The RGB value is 35, 46, 53: 35 red, 46 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232E35?: The complementary color is #352A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.