What color is #23342A?

#23342A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23342A?

The RGB value is 35, 52, 42: 35 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23342A?

The complementary color is #34232D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23342A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23342A color

#23342A rgb(35, 52, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #23342A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20.4% green and 16.5% blue (35, 52, 42).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#23342A color codes

HEX	`#23342A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 52, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 33%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 19%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.97, -9.59, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.97, 10.43, 156.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.339, 2.98, 2.642)`
Decimal	`2307114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23342A, 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 #23342A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23342A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #23342A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23342a; }
.text { color: #23342a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23342a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 52 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23342a, #233433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23342A?: #23342A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23342A?: The RGB value is 35, 52, 42: 35 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23342A?: The complementary color is #34232D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23342A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.