What color is #233434?

#233434 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233434?

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

What is the complementary color of #233434?

The complementary color is #342323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233434 color

#233434 rgb(35, 52, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233434 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#233434 color codes

HEX	`#233434`
RGB	`rgb(35, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 33%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.29, -6.91, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.29, 7.26, 198.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.541, 3.061, 3.705)`
Decimal	`2307124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233434, 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 #233434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #233434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233434; }
.text { color: #233434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233434, #232c34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #233434?: #233434 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233434?: The RGB value is 35, 52, 52: 35 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233434?: The complementary color is #342323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.