What color is #234A44?

#234A44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234A44?

The RGB value is 35, 74, 68: 35 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234A44?

The complementary color is #4A2329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234A44 color

#234A44 rgb(35, 74, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #234A44 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (35, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 36% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#234A44 color codes

HEX	`#234A44`
RGB	`rgb(35, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 36%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, -15.55, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 15.57, 182.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.185, 5.672, 6.342)`
Decimal	`2312772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234A44, 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 #234A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #234A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234a44; }
.text { color: #234a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234a44, #233d4a); }

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Questions

What color is #234A44?: #234A44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234A44?: The RGB value is 35, 74, 68: 35 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234A44?: The complementary color is #4A2329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.