What color is #23322F?

#23322F 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 #23322F?

The RGB value is 35, 50, 47: 35 red, 50 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23322F?

The complementary color is #322326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23322F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23322F color

#23322F rgb(35, 50, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #23322F is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.6% green and 18.4% blue (35, 50, 47).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#23322F color codes

HEX	`#23322F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 50, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 30%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.41, -7.02, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.41, 7.02, 180.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.347, 2.844, 3.114)`
Decimal	`2306607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23322F, 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 #23322F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23322F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #23322F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23322f; }
.text { color: #23322f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23322f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 50 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23322f, #232e32); }

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Questions

What color is #23322F?: #23322F 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 #23322F?: The RGB value is 35, 50, 47: 35 red, 50 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23322F?: The complementary color is #322326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23322F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.