What color is #233C26?

#233C26 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 #233C26?

The RGB value is 35, 60, 38: 35 red, 60 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233C26?

The complementary color is #3C2339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233C26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233C26 color

#233C26 rgb(35, 60, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #233C26 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.5% green and 14.9% blue (35, 60, 38).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#233C26 color codes

HEX	`#233C26`
RGB	`rgb(35, 60, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 37%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.75, -15.26, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.75, 18.61, 145.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.659, 3.729, 2.413)`
Decimal	`2309158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233C26, 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 #233C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233C26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #233C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233c26; }
.text { color: #233c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 60 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233c26, #233c33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #233C26?: #233C26 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 #233C26?: The RGB value is 35, 60, 38: 35 red, 60 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233C26?: The complementary color is #3C2339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233C26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.