What color is #233324?

#233324 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233324?

The RGB value is 35, 51, 36: 35 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233324?

The complementary color is #332332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233324 color

#233324 rgb(35, 51, 36)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233324 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20% green and 14.1% blue (35, 51, 36).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 19% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#233324 color codes

HEX	`#233324`
RGB	`rgb(35, 51, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 19%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.44, -10.38, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.44, 12.77, 144.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.195, 2.852, 2.104)`
Decimal	`2306852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233324, 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 #233324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #233324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233324; }
.text { color: #233324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 51 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233324, #23332c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #233324?: #233324 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233324?: The RGB value is 35, 51, 36: 35 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233324?: The complementary color is #332332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.