What color is #233B33?

#233B33 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233B33?

The RGB value is 35, 59, 51: 35 red, 59 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233B33?

The complementary color is #3B232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233B33 color

#233B33 rgb(35, 59, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233B33 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.1% green and 20% blue (35, 59, 51).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 12.04:1).

#233B33 color codes

HEX	`#233B33`
RGB	`rgb(35, 59, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 14%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.74, -11.56, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.74, 11.73, 170.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.854, 3.724, 3.7)`
Decimal	`2308915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233B33, 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 #233B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #233B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233b33; }
.text { color: #233b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 59 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233b33, #23373b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #233B33?: #233B33 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233B33?: The RGB value is 35, 59, 51: 35 red, 59 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233B33?: The complementary color is #3B232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.