What color is #233B25?

#233B25 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233B25?

The RGB value is 35, 59, 37: 35 red, 59 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233B25?

The complementary color is #3B2339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233B25 color

#233B25 rgb(35, 59, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #233B25 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.1% green and 14.5% blue (35, 59, 37).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#233B25 color codes

HEX	`#233B25`
RGB	`rgb(35, 59, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 37%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.37, -14.9, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.37, 18.39, 144.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.591, 3.619, 2.312)`
Decimal	`2308901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233B25, 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 #233B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #233B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233b25; }
.text { color: #233b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 59 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233b25, #233b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #233B25?: #233B25 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233B25?: The RGB value is 35, 59, 37: 35 red, 59 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233B25?: The complementary color is #3B2339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.