What color is #233E26?

#233E26 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233E26?

The RGB value is 35, 62, 38: 35 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233E26?

The complementary color is #3E233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233E26 color

#233E26 rgb(35, 62, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #233E26 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 24.3% green and 14.9% blue (35, 62, 38).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#233E26 color codes

HEX	`#233E26`
RGB	`rgb(35, 62, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 24.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 39%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.48, -16.39, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.48, 20.09, 144.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.765, 3.942, 2.449)`
Decimal	`2309670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233E26, 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 #233E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #233E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233e26; }
.text { color: #233e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 62 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233e26, #233e34); }

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Questions

What color is #233E26?: #233E26 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233E26?: The RGB value is 35, 62, 38: 35 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233E26?: The complementary color is #3E233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.