What color is #234229?

#234229 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234229?

The RGB value is 35, 66, 41: 35 red, 66 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234229?

The complementary color is #42233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234229 color

#234229 rgb(35, 66, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #234229 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.9% green and 16.1% blue (35, 66, 41).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#234229 color codes

HEX	`#234229`
RGB	`rgb(35, 66, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 47%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 38%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.99, -17.96, 11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.99, 21.45, 146.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.041, 4.414, 2.789)`
Decimal	`2310697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234229, 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 #234229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #234229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234229; }
.text { color: #234229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 66 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234229, #234239); }

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Questions

What color is #234229?: #234229 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234229?: The RGB value is 35, 66, 41: 35 red, 66 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234229?: The complementary color is #42233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.