What color is #233D09?

#233D09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233D09?

The RGB value is 35, 61, 9: 35 red, 61 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233D09?

The complementary color is #23093D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233D09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233D09 color

#233D09 rgb(35, 61, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #233D09 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.9% green and 3.5% blue (35, 61, 9).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 74% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#233D09 color codes

HEX	`#233D09`
RGB	`rgb(35, 61, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 74%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 85%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 85%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.7, -19.91, 27.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.7, 33.56, 126.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.411, 3.714, 0.848)`
Decimal	`2309385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233D09, 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 #233D09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233D09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #233D09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233d09; }
.text { color: #233d09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233d09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 61 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233d09, #093d09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #233D09?: #233D09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233D09?: The RGB value is 35, 61, 9: 35 red, 61 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233D09?: The complementary color is #23093D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233D09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.