What color is #23486F?

#23486F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23486F?

The RGB value is 35, 72, 111: 35 red, 72 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23486F?

The complementary color is #6F4A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23486F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23486F color

#23486F rgb(35, 72, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23486F is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 28.2% green and 43.5% blue (35, 72, 111).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 52% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#23486F color codes

HEX	`#23486F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 72, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 28.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 52%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 68%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.76, 0.49, -26.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.76, 26.45, 271.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.879, 6.139, 15.911)`
Decimal	`2312303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23486F, 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 #23486F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23486F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #23486F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23486f; }
.text { color: #23486f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23486f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 72 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23486f, #24236f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #23486F?: #23486F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23486F?: The RGB value is 35, 72, 111: 35 red, 72 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23486F?: The complementary color is #6F4A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23486F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.