What color is #23331A?

#23331A 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 #23331A?

The RGB value is 35, 51, 26: 35 red, 51 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23331A?

The complementary color is #2A1A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23331A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23331A color

#23331A rgb(35, 51, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #23331A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20% green and 10.2% blue (35, 51, 26).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#23331A color codes

HEX	`#23331A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 51, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 49%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 49%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.22, -12.34, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.22, 18.49, 131.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.063, 2.799, 1.409)`
Decimal	`2306842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23331A, 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 #23331A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23331A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #23331A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23331a; }
.text { color: #23331a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23331a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 51 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23331a, #1a331d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #23331A?: #23331A 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 #23331A?: The RGB value is 35, 51, 26: 35 red, 51 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23331A?: The complementary color is #2A1A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23331A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.