What color is #23312B?

#23312B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23312B?

The RGB value is 35, 49, 43: 35 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23312B?

The complementary color is #312329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23312B color

#23312B rgb(35, 49, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #23312B is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (35, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#23312B color codes

HEX	`#23312B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.92, -7.44, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.92, 7.68, 165.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.227, 2.728, 2.694)`
Decimal	`2306347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23312B, 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 #23312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #23312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23312b; }
.text { color: #23312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23312b, #233031); }

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Questions

What color is #23312B?: #23312B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23312B?: The RGB value is 35, 49, 43: 35 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23312B?: The complementary color is #312329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.