What color is #233C60?

#233C60 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233C60?

The RGB value is 35, 60, 96: 35 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233C60?

The complementary color is #604723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233C60 color

#233C60 rgb(35, 60, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #233C60 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.5% green and 37.6% blue (35, 60, 96).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#233C60 color codes

HEX	`#233C60`
RGB	`rgb(35, 60, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, 2.84, -24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 24.43, 276.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.42, 4.433, 11.687)`
Decimal	`2309216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233C60, 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 #233C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #233C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233c60; }
.text { color: #233c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 60 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233c60, #292360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #233C60?: #233C60 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233C60?: The RGB value is 35, 60, 96: 35 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233C60?: The complementary color is #604723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.