What color is #232F13?

#232F13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232F13?

The RGB value is 35, 47, 19: 35 red, 47 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232F13?

The complementary color is #1F132F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232F13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232F13 color

#232F13 rgb(35, 47, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #232F13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18.4% green and 7.5% blue (35, 47, 19).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 42% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#232F13 color codes

HEX	`#232F13`
RGB	`rgb(35, 47, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 42%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 60%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 60%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.63, -11.03, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.63, 19.63, 124.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.827, 2.437, 0.99)`
Decimal	`2305811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232F13, 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 #232F13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232F13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #232F13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232f13; }
.text { color: #232f13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232f13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 47 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232f13, #152f13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #232F13?: #232F13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232F13?: The RGB value is 35, 47, 19: 35 red, 47 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232F13?: The complementary color is #1F132F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232F13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.