What color is #233638?

#233638 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 #233638?

The RGB value is 35, 54, 56: 35 red, 54 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233638?

The complementary color is #382523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233638 color

#233638 rgb(35, 54, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233638 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 21.2% green and 22% blue (35, 54, 56).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#233638 color codes

HEX	`#233638`
RGB	`rgb(35, 54, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 21.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 37%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.14, -7.02, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.14, 7.94, 207.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.726, 3.281, 4.23)`
Decimal	`2307640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233638, 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 #233638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #233638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233638; }
.text { color: #233638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 54 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233638, #232b38); }

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Questions

What color is #233638?: #233638 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 #233638?: The RGB value is 35, 54, 56: 35 red, 54 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233638?: The complementary color is #382523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.