What color is #233318?

#233318 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233318?

The RGB value is 35, 51, 24: 35 red, 51 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233318?

The complementary color is #281833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233318 color

#233318 rgb(35, 51, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #233318 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20% green and 9.4% blue (35, 51, 24).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#233318 color codes

HEX	`#233318`
RGB	`rgb(35, 51, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 53%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 53%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.19, -12.67, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.19, 19.64, 130.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.042, 2.791, 1.295)`
Decimal	`2306840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233318, 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 #233318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #233318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233318; }
.text { color: #233318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 51 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233318, #18331a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #233318?: #233318 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233318?: The RGB value is 35, 51, 24: 35 red, 51 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233318?: The complementary color is #281833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.