What color is #23312F?

#23312F 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 #23312F?

The RGB value is 35, 49, 47: 35 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23312F?

The complementary color is #312325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23312F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23312F color

#23312F rgb(35, 49, 47)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.2% green and 18.4% blue (35, 49, 47).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#23312F color codes

HEX	`#23312F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 49, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.05, -6.37, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.05, 6.4, 185.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.304, 2.759, 3.1)`
Decimal	`2306351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23312F, 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 #23312F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23312F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #23312F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23312f; }
.text { color: #23312f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23312f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 49 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23312f, #232c31); }

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Questions

What color is #23312F?: #23312F 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 #23312F?: The RGB value is 35, 49, 47: 35 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23312F?: The complementary color is #312325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23312F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.