What color is #233128?

#233128 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 #233128?

The RGB value is 35, 49, 40: 35 red, 49 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233128?

The complementary color is #31232C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233128?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233128 color

#233128 rgb(35, 49, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #233128 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.2% green and 15.7% blue (35, 49, 40).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#233128 color codes

HEX	`#233128`
RGB	`rgb(35, 49, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.83, -8.19, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.83, 9.06, 154.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.174, 2.707, 2.415)`
Decimal	`2306344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233128, 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 #233128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #233128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233128; }
.text { color: #233128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 49 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233128, #23312f); }

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Questions

What color is #233128?: #233128 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 #233128?: The RGB value is 35, 49, 40: 35 red, 49 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233128?: The complementary color is #31232C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233128?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.