What color is #234143?

#234143 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234143?

The RGB value is 35, 65, 67: 35 red, 65 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234143?

The complementary color is #432523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234143 color

#234143 rgb(35, 65, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #234143 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.5% green and 26.3% blue (35, 65, 67).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#234143 color codes

HEX	`#234143`
RGB	`rgb(35, 65, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 3%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, -10.55, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 11.56, 204.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.596, 4.543, 5.996)`
Decimal	`2310467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234143, 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 #234143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #234143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234143; }
.text { color: #234143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 65 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234143, #233143); }

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Questions

What color is #234143?: #234143 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234143?: The RGB value is 35, 65, 67: 35 red, 65 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234143?: The complementary color is #432523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.