What color is #233C13?

#233C13 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233C13?

The RGB value is 35, 60, 19: 35 red, 60 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233C13?

The complementary color is #2C133C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233C13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233C13 color

#233C13 rgb(35, 60, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #233C13 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.5% green and 7.5% blue (35, 60, 19).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#233C13 color codes

HEX	`#233C13`
RGB	`rgb(35, 60, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 68%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 68%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.43, -18.42, 21.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.43, 28.6, 130.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.426, 3.636, 1.19)`
Decimal	`2309139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233C13, 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 #233C13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233C13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #233C13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233c13; }
.text { color: #233c13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233c13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 60 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233c13, #133c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #233C13?: #233C13 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233C13?: The RGB value is 35, 60, 19: 35 red, 60 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233C13?: The complementary color is #2C133C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233C13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.