What color is #23392E?

#23392E is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23392E?

The RGB value is 35, 57, 46: 35 red, 57 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23392E?

The complementary color is #39232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23392E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23392E color

#23392E rgb(35, 57, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #23392E is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 22.4% green and 18% blue (35, 57, 46).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#23392E color codes

HEX	`#23392E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 57, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 22.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 19%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.87, -11.65, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.87, 12.36, 160.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.649, 3.481, 3.116)`
Decimal	`2308398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23392E, 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 #23392E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23392E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #23392E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23392e; }
.text { color: #23392e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23392e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 57 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23392e, #233939); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23392E?: #23392E is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23392E?: The RGB value is 35, 57, 46: 35 red, 57 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23392E?: The complementary color is #39232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23392E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.