What color is #234931?

#234931 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234931?

The RGB value is 35, 73, 49: 35 red, 73 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234931?

The complementary color is #49233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234931 color

#234931 rgb(35, 73, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #234931 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 28.6% green and 19.2% blue (35, 73, 49).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#234931 color codes

HEX	`#234931`
RGB	`rgb(35, 73, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 28.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 33%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, -19.95, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 22.45, 152.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.63, 5.344, 3.745)`
Decimal	`2312497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234931, 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 #234931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #234931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234931; }
.text { color: #234931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 73 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234931, #234944); }

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Questions

What color is #234931?: #234931 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234931?: The RGB value is 35, 73, 49: 35 red, 73 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234931?: The complementary color is #49233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.