What color is #23332B?

#23332B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23332B?

The RGB value is 35, 51, 43: 35 red, 51 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23332B?

The complementary color is #33232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23332B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23332B color

#23332B rgb(35, 51, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #23332B is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20% green and 16.9% blue (35, 51, 43).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 19% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#23332B color codes

HEX	`#23332B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 51, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 19%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.64, -8.71, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.64, 9.2, 161.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.313, 2.899, 2.723)`
Decimal	`2306859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23332B, 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 #23332B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23332B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	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 #23332B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23332b; }
.text { color: #23332b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23332b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 51 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23332b, #233333); }

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Questions

What color is #23332B?: #23332B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23332B?: The RGB value is 35, 51, 43: 35 red, 51 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23332B?: The complementary color is #33232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23332B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.