What color is #23301F?

#23301F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23301F?

The RGB value is 35, 48, 31: 35 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23301F?

The complementary color is #2C1F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23301F?

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.

#23301F color

#23301F rgb(35, 48, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #23301F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18.8% green and 12.2% blue (35, 48, 31).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#23301F color codes

HEX	`#23301F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 48, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.23, -9.58, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.23, 13.25, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.997, 2.57, 1.687)`
Decimal	`2306079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23301F, 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 #23301F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23301F 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 #23301F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23301f; }
.text { color: #23301f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23301f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 48 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23301f, #1f3024); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23301F?: #23301F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23301F?: The RGB value is 35, 48, 31: 35 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23301F?: The complementary color is #2C1F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23301F?: 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.