What color is #233B36?

#233B36 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233B36?

The RGB value is 35, 59, 54: 35 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233B36?

The complementary color is #3B2328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233B36 color

#233B36 rgb(35, 59, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233B36 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.1% green and 21.2% blue (35, 59, 54).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#233B36 color codes

HEX	`#233B36`
RGB	`rgb(35, 59, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 8%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.83, -10.73, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.83, 10.73, 179.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.923, 3.751, 4.059)`
Decimal	`2308918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233B36, 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 #233B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #233B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233b36; }
.text { color: #233b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 59 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233b36, #23343b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #233B36?: #233B36 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233B36?: The RGB value is 35, 59, 54: 35 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233B36?: The complementary color is #3B2328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.