What color is #23412B?

#23412B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23412B?

The RGB value is 35, 65, 43: 35 red, 65 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23412B?

The complementary color is #412339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23412B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23412B color

#23412B rgb(35, 65, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #23412B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.5% green and 16.9% blue (35, 65, 43).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#23412B color codes

HEX	`#23412B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 65, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.68, -16.98, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.68, 19.71, 149.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.019, 4.312, 2.958)`
Decimal	`2310443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23412B, 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 #23412B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23412B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #23412B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23412b; }
.text { color: #23412b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23412b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 65 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23412b, #23413a); }

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Questions

What color is #23412B?: #23412B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23412B?: The RGB value is 35, 65, 43: 35 red, 65 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23412B?: The complementary color is #412339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23412B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.