What color is #23342D?

#23342D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23342D?

The RGB value is 35, 52, 45: 35 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23342D?

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

Is black or white text better on #23342D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23342D color

#23342D rgb(35, 52, 45)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20.4% green and 17.6% blue (35, 52, 45).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#23342D color codes

HEX	`#23342D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 52, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 33%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 13%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.05, -8.83, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.05, 9.1, 166.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.395, 3.003, 2.936)`
Decimal	`2307117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23342D, 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 #23342D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23342D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #23342D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23342d; }
.text { color: #23342d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23342d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 52 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23342d, #233334); }

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Questions

What color is #23342D?: #23342D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23342D?: The RGB value is 35, 52, 45: 35 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23342D?: The complementary color is #34232A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23342D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.