What color is #23444B?

#23444B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23444B?

The RGB value is 35, 68, 75: 35 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23444B?

The complementary color is #4B2A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23444B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23444B color

#23444B rgb(35, 68, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #23444B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 26.7% green and 29.4% blue (35, 68, 75).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 36% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#23444B color codes

HEX	`#23444B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 68, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 26.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 36%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 9%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.73, -9.84, -7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.73, 12.67, 219)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.03, 4.999, 7.408)`
Decimal	`2311243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23444B, 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 #23444B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23444B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #23444B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23444b; }
.text { color: #23444b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23444b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 68 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23444b, #23304b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #23444B?: #23444B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23444B?: The RGB value is 35, 68, 75: 35 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23444B?: The complementary color is #4B2A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23444B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.