What color is #234140?

#234140 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234140?

The RGB value is 35, 65, 64: 35 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234140?

The complementary color is #412324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234140 color

#234140 rgb(35, 65, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #234140 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.5% green and 25.1% blue (35, 65, 64).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#234140 color codes

HEX	`#234140`
RGB	`rgb(35, 65, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.28, -11.47, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.28, 11.83, 194.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.508, 4.508, 5.535)`
Decimal	`2310464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234140, 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 #234140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #234140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234140; }
.text { color: #234140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 65 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234140, #233341); }

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Questions

What color is #234140?: #234140 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234140?: The RGB value is 35, 65, 64: 35 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234140?: The complementary color is #412324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.