What color is #23461B?

#23461B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23461B?

The RGB value is 35, 70, 27: 35 red, 70 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23461B?

The complementary color is #3E1B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23461B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23461B color

#23461B rgb(35, 70, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #23461B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 27.5% green and 10.6% blue (35, 70, 27).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 44% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#23461B color codes

HEX	`#23461B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 70, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 27.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 44%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 61%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 61%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.21, -22.5, 21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.21, 31.31, 135.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.081, 4.817, 1.804)`
Decimal	`2311707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23461B, 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 #23461B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23461B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #23461B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23461b; }
.text { color: #23461b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23461b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 70 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23461b, #1b4629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #23461B?: #23461B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23461B?: The RGB value is 35, 70, 27: 35 red, 70 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23461B?: The complementary color is #3E1B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23461B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.