What color is #233F26?

#233F26 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 #233F26?

The RGB value is 35, 63, 38: 35 red, 63 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233F26?

The complementary color is #3F233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233F26 color

#233F26 rgb(35, 63, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #233F26 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 24.7% green and 14.9% blue (35, 63, 38).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#233F26 color codes

HEX	`#233F26`
RGB	`rgb(35, 63, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 24.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 44%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.84, -16.94, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.84, 20.82, 144.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.82, 4.052, 2.467)`
Decimal	`2309926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233F26, 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 #233F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #233F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233f26; }
.text { color: #233f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 63 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233f26, #233f34); }

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Questions

What color is #233F26?: #233F26 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 #233F26?: The RGB value is 35, 63, 38: 35 red, 63 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233F26?: The complementary color is #3F233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.