What color is #23400A?

#23400A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23400A?

The RGB value is 35, 64, 10: 35 red, 64 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23400A?

The complementary color is #270A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23400A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23400A color

#23400A rgb(35, 64, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #23400A is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.1% green and 3.9% blue (35, 64, 10).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 73% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#23400A color codes

HEX	`#23400A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 64, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.1%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 73%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 84%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 84%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, -21.36, 27.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 35.01, 127.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.581, 4.046, 0.932)`
Decimal	`2310154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23400A, 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 #23400A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23400A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #23400A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23400a; }
.text { color: #23400a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23400a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 64 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23400a, #0a400c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #23400A?: #23400A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23400A?: The RGB value is 35, 64, 10: 35 red, 64 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23400A?: The complementary color is #270A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23400A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.