What color is #23372C?

#23372C 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 #23372C?

The RGB value is 35, 55, 44: 35 red, 55 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23372C?

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

Is black or white text better on #23372C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23372C color

#23372C rgb(35, 55, 44)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 21.6% green and 17.3% blue (35, 55, 44).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#23372C color codes

HEX	`#23372C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 55, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 21.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.1, -10.94, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.1, 11.78, 158.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.514, 3.271, 2.881)`
Decimal	`2307884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23372C, 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 #23372C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23372C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #23372C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23372c; }
.text { color: #23372c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23372c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 55 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23372c, #233736); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23372C?: #23372C 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 #23372C?: The RGB value is 35, 55, 44: 35 red, 55 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23372C?: The complementary color is #37232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23372C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.