What color is #234136?

#234136 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234136?

The RGB value is 35, 65, 54: 35 red, 65 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234136?

The complementary color is #41232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234136 color

#234136 rgb(35, 65, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #234136 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.5% green and 21.2% blue (35, 65, 54).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#234136 color codes

HEX	`#234136`
RGB	`rgb(35, 65, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.96, -14.3, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.96, 14.66, 167.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.249, 4.404, 4.168)`
Decimal	`2310454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234136, 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 #234136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #234136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234136; }
.text { color: #234136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 65 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234136, #233d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #234136?: #234136 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234136?: The RGB value is 35, 65, 54: 35 red, 65 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234136?: The complementary color is #41232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.