What color is #23383B?

#23383B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23383B?

The RGB value is 35, 56, 59: 35 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23383B?

The complementary color is #3B2623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23383B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23383B color

#23383B rgb(35, 56, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #23383B is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 22% green and 23.1% blue (35, 56, 59).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#23383B color codes

HEX	`#23383B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 56, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 22%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 5%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.95, -7.4, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.95, 8.67, 211.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.896, 3.501, 4.66)`
Decimal	`2308155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23383B, 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 #23383B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23383B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #23383B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23383b; }
.text { color: #23383b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23383b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 56 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23383b, #232c3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #23383B?: #23383B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23383B?: The RGB value is 35, 56, 59: 35 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23383B?: The complementary color is #3B2623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23383B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.