What color is #233A2F?

#233A2F 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 #233A2F?

The RGB value is 35, 58, 47: 35 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233A2F?

The complementary color is #3A232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233A2F color

#233A2F rgb(35, 58, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233A2F is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 22.7% green and 18.4% blue (35, 58, 47).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#233A2F color codes

HEX	`#233A2F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 58, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 22.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 40%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.26, -12, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.26, 12.65, 161.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.719, 3.589, 3.238)`
Decimal	`2308655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233A2F, 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 #233A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #233A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233a2f; }
.text { color: #233a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 58 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233a2f, #23393a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #233A2F?: #233A2F 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 #233A2F?: The RGB value is 35, 58, 47: 35 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233A2F?: The complementary color is #3A232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.