What color is #23372B?

#23372B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23372B?

The RGB value is 35, 55, 43: 35 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23372B?

The complementary color is #37232F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23372B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23372B color

#23372B rgb(35, 55, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #23372B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 21.6% green and 16.9% blue (35, 55, 43).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#23372B color codes

HEX	`#23372B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 55, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 21.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.07, -11.19, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.07, 12.25, 155.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.495, 3.264, 2.784)`
Decimal	`2307883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23372B, 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 #23372B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23372B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #23372B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23372b; }
.text { color: #23372b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23372b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 55 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23372b, #233735); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23372B?: #23372B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23372B?: The RGB value is 35, 55, 43: 35 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23372B?: The complementary color is #37232F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23372B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.