What color is #233236?

#233236 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233236?

The RGB value is 35, 50, 54: 35 red, 50 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233236?

The complementary color is #362723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233236 color

#233236 rgb(35, 50, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #233236 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.6% green and 21.2% blue (35, 50, 54).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#233236 color codes

HEX	`#233236`
RGB	`rgb(35, 50, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 35%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 7%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.66, -5.01, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.66, 6.77, 222.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.499, 2.905, 3.918)`
Decimal	`2306614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233236, 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 #233236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #233236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233236; }
.text { color: #233236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 50 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233236, #232936); }

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Questions

What color is #233236?: #233236 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233236?: The RGB value is 35, 50, 54: 35 red, 50 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233236?: The complementary color is #362723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.