What color is #234157?

#234157 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234157?

The RGB value is 35, 65, 87: 35 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234157?

The complementary color is #573923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234157 color

#234157 rgb(35, 65, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #234157 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.5% green and 34.1% blue (35, 65, 87).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 43% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#234157 color codes

HEX	`#234157`
RGB	`rgb(35, 65, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 43%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 60%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 25%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.23, -3.83, -16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.23, 17.01, 256.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.303, 4.826, 9.72)`
Decimal	`2310487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234157, 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 #234157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #234157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234157; }
.text { color: #234157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 65 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234157, #232757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #234157?: #234157 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234157?: The RGB value is 35, 65, 87: 35 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234157?: The complementary color is #573923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.