What color is #233533?

#233533 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 #233533?

The RGB value is 35, 53, 51: 35 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233533?

The complementary color is #352325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233533 color

#233533 rgb(35, 53, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233533 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20.8% green and 20% blue (35, 53, 51).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#233533 color codes

HEX	`#233533`
RGB	`rgb(35, 53, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 34%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.61, -7.83, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.61, 7.91, 187.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.564, 3.142, 3.603)`
Decimal	`2307379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233533, 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 #233533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #233533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233533; }
.text { color: #233533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 53 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233533, #232e35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #233533?: #233533 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 #233533?: The RGB value is 35, 53, 51: 35 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233533?: The complementary color is #352325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.