What color is #233211?

#233211 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233211?

The RGB value is 35, 50, 17: 35 red, 50 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233211?

The complementary color is #201132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233211 color

#233211 rgb(35, 50, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #233211 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.6% green and 6.7% blue (35, 50, 17).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#233211 color codes

HEX	`#233211`
RGB	`rgb(35, 50, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 66%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.71, -13.08, 18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.71, 22.85, 124.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.935, 2.679, 0.945)`
Decimal	`2306577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233211, 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 #233211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #233211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233211; }
.text { color: #233211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 50 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233211, #133211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #233211?: #233211 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233211?: The RGB value is 35, 50, 17: 35 red, 50 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233211?: The complementary color is #201132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.