What color is #23391F?

#23391F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23391F?

The RGB value is 35, 57, 31: 35 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23391F?

The complementary color is #351F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23391F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23391F color

#23391F rgb(35, 57, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #23391F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 22.4% green and 12.2% blue (35, 57, 31).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#23391F color codes

HEX	`#23391F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 57, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 22.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.51, -14.94, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.51, 20.15, 137.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.403, 3.382, 1.822)`
Decimal	`2308383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23391F, 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 #23391F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23391F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #23391F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23391f; }
.text { color: #23391f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23391f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 57 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23391f, #1f3928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #23391F?: #23391F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23391F?: The RGB value is 35, 57, 31: 35 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23391F?: The complementary color is #351F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23391F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.