What color is #233E43?

#233E43 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233E43?

The RGB value is 35, 62, 67: 35 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233E43?

The complementary color is #432823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233E43 color

#233E43 rgb(35, 62, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233E43 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 24.3% green and 26.3% blue (35, 62, 67).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#233E43 color codes

HEX	`#233E43`
RGB	`rgb(35, 62, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 24.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 7%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.35, -8.7, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.35, 10.74, 215.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.429, 4.208, 5.941)`
Decimal	`2309699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233E43, 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 #233E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #233E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233e43; }
.text { color: #233e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 62 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233e43, #232e43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #233E43?: #233E43 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233E43?: The RGB value is 35, 62, 67: 35 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233E43?: The complementary color is #432823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.