What color is #232F27?

#232F27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232F27?

The RGB value is 35, 47, 39: 35 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232F27?

The complementary color is #2F232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232F27 color

#232F27 rgb(35, 47, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #232F27 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18.4% green and 15.3% blue (35, 47, 39).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 15% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#232F27 color codes

HEX	`#232F27`
RGB	`rgb(35, 47, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 15%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 26%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 17%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.08, -7.15, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.08, 7.96, 154.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.076, 2.537, 2.299)`
Decimal	`2305831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232F27, 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 #232F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #232F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232f27; }
.text { color: #232f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 47 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232f27, #232f2d); }

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Questions

What color is #232F27?: #232F27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232F27?: The RGB value is 35, 47, 39: 35 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232F27?: The complementary color is #2F232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.