What color is #23351E?

#23351E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23351E?

The RGB value is 35, 53, 30: 35 red, 53 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23351E?

The complementary color is #301E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23351E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23351E color

#23351E rgb(35, 53, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #23351E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20.8% green and 11.8% blue (35, 53, 30).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#23351E color codes

HEX	`#23351E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 53, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.03, -12.81, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.03, 17.71, 136.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.201, 2.997, 1.691)`
Decimal	`2307358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23351E, 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 #23351E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23351E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #23351E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23351e; }
.text { color: #23351e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23351e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 53 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23351e, #1e3524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #23351E?: #23351E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23351E?: The RGB value is 35, 53, 30: 35 red, 53 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23351E?: The complementary color is #301E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23351E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.