What color is #23370B?

#23370B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23370B?

The RGB value is 35, 55, 11: 35 red, 55 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23370B?

The complementary color is #1F0B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23370B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23370B color

#23370B rgb(35, 55, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #23370B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 21.6% green and 4.3% blue (35, 55, 11).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 67% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#23370B color codes

HEX	`#23370B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 55, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 21.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 67%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 80%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 80%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.49, -16.56, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.49, 29, 124.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.12, 3.114, 0.806)`
Decimal	`2307851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23370B, 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 #23370B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23370B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #23370B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23370b; }
.text { color: #23370b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23370b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 55 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23370b, #0d370b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #23370B?: #23370B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23370B?: The RGB value is 35, 55, 11: 35 red, 55 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23370B?: The complementary color is #1F0B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23370B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.