What color is #233353?

#233353 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233353?

The RGB value is 35, 51, 83: 35 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233353?

The complementary color is #534323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233353 color

#233353 rgb(35, 51, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #233353 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20% green and 32.5% blue (35, 51, 83).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 41% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#233353 color codes

HEX	`#233353`
RGB	`rgb(35, 51, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 41%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 58%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.39, 4.18, -21.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.39, 21.9, 281.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.438, 3.349, 8.647)`
Decimal	`2306899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233353, 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 #233353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #233353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233353; }
.text { color: #233353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 51 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233353, #2b2353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #233353?: #233353 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233353?: The RGB value is 35, 51, 83: 35 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233353?: The complementary color is #534323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.