What color is #233D38?

#233D38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233D38?

The RGB value is 35, 61, 56: 35 red, 61 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233D38?

The complementary color is #3D2328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233D38 color

#233D38 rgb(35, 61, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233D38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 23.9% green and 22% blue (35, 61, 56).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#233D38 color codes

HEX	`#233D38`
RGB	`rgb(35, 61, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 23.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 8%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.61, -11.39, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.61, 11.39, 180.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.075, 3.98, 4.347)`
Decimal	`2309432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233D38, 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 #233D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #233D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233d38; }
.text { color: #233d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 61 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233d38, #23353d); }

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Questions

What color is #233D38?: #233D38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233D38?: The RGB value is 35, 61, 56: 35 red, 61 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233D38?: The complementary color is #3D2328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.