What color is #232F21?

#232F21 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232F21?

The RGB value is 35, 47, 33: 35 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232F21?

The complementary color is #2D212F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232F21 color

#232F21 rgb(35, 47, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #232F21 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18.4% green and 12.9% blue (35, 47, 33).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 18% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#232F21 color codes

HEX	`#232F21`
RGB	`rgb(35, 47, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 18%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 30%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.92, -8.53, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.92, 11.28, 139.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.984, 2.5, 1.817)`
Decimal	`2305825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232F21, 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 #232F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #232F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232f21; }
.text { color: #232f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 47 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232f21, #212f26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232F21?: #232F21 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232F21?: The RGB value is 35, 47, 33: 35 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232F21?: The complementary color is #2D212F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.