What color is #233C40?

#233C40 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233C40?

The RGB value is 35, 60, 64: 35 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233C40?

The complementary color is #402723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233C40 color

#233C40 rgb(35, 60, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233C40 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.5% green and 25.1% blue (35, 60, 64).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#233C40 color codes

HEX	`#233C40`
RGB	`rgb(35, 60, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 45%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 6%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.54, -8.39, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.54, 10.04, 213.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.234, 3.959, 5.443)`
Decimal	`2309184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233C40, 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 #233C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #233C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233c40; }
.text { color: #233c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 60 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233c40, #232d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #233C40?: #233C40 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233C40?: The RGB value is 35, 60, 64: 35 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233C40?: The complementary color is #402723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.