What color is #233E3D?

#233E3D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233E3D?

The RGB value is 35, 62, 61: 35 red, 62 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233E3D?

The complementary color is #3E2324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233E3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233E3D color

#233E3D rgb(35, 62, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233E3D is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 24.3% green and 23.9% blue (35, 62, 61).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#233E3D color codes

HEX	`#233E3D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 62, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 24.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.13, -10.54, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.13, 10.87, 194.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.258, 4.139, 5.041)`
Decimal	`2309693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233E3D, 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 #233E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #233E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233e3d; }
.text { color: #233e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 62 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233e3d, #23313e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #233E3D?: #233E3D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233E3D?: The RGB value is 35, 62, 61: 35 red, 62 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233E3D?: The complementary color is #3E2324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233E3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.