What color is #234123?

#234123 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 #234123?

The RGB value is 35, 65, 35: 35 red, 65 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234123?

The complementary color is #412341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234123 color

#234123 rgb(35, 65, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #234123 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.5% green and 13.7% blue (35, 65, 35).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#234123 color codes

HEX	`#234123`
RGB	`rgb(35, 65, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.51, -18.61, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.51, 23.83, 141.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.887, 4.259, 2.26)`
Decimal	`2310435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234123, 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 #234123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #234123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234123; }
.text { color: #234123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 65 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234123, #234132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #234123?: #234123 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 #234123?: The RGB value is 35, 65, 35: 35 red, 65 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234123?: The complementary color is #412341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.