What color is #234444?

#234444 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 #234444?

The RGB value is 35, 68, 68: 35 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234444?

The complementary color is #442323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234444 color

#234444 rgb(35, 68, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #234444 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 26.7% green and 26.7% blue (35, 68, 68).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 32% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#234444 color codes

HEX	`#234444`
RGB	`rgb(35, 68, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 26.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 32%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 49%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.47, -12.05, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.47, 12.63, 197.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.803, 4.909, 6.215)`
Decimal	`2311236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234444, 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 #234444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #234444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234444; }
.text { color: #234444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 68 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234444, #233444); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #234444?: #234444 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 #234444?: The RGB value is 35, 68, 68: 35 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234444?: The complementary color is #442323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.