What color is #23323E?

#23323E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23323E?

The RGB value is 35, 50, 62: 35 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23323E?

The complementary color is #3E2F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23323E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23323E color

#23323E rgb(35, 50, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #23323E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.6% green and 24.3% blue (35, 50, 62).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#23323E color codes

HEX	`#23323E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 50, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 19%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.99, -2.51, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.99, 9.85, 255.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.703, 2.986, 4.99)`
Decimal	`2306622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23323E, 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 #23323E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23323E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #23323E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23323e; }
.text { color: #23323e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23323e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 50 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23323e, #23243e); }

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Questions

What color is #23323E?: #23323E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23323E?: The RGB value is 35, 50, 62: 35 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23323E?: The complementary color is #3E2F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23323E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.