What color is #233928?

#233928 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233928?

The RGB value is 35, 57, 40: 35 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233928?

The complementary color is #392334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233928 color

#233928 rgb(35, 57, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #233928 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 22.4% green and 15.7% blue (35, 57, 40).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#233928 color codes

HEX	`#233928`
RGB	`rgb(35, 57, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 22.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, -13.09, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 15.29, 148.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.539, 3.437, 2.537)`
Decimal	`2308392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233928, 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 #233928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #233928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233928; }
.text { color: #233928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 57 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233928, #233933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #233928?: #233928 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233928?: The RGB value is 35, 57, 40: 35 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233928?: The complementary color is #392334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.