What color is #234B3A?

#234B3A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234B3A?

The RGB value is 35, 75, 58: 35 red, 75 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234B3A?

The complementary color is #4B2334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234B3A color

#234B3A rgb(35, 75, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #234B3A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 29.4% green and 22.7% blue (35, 75, 58).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 36% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#234B3A color codes

HEX	`#234B3A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 75, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 29.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 36%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, -18.85, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 19.73, 162.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.973, 5.695, 4.892)`
Decimal	`2313018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234B3A, 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 #234B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #234B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234b3a; }
.text { color: #234b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 75 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234b3a, #23484b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #234B3A?: #234B3A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234B3A?: The RGB value is 35, 75, 58: 35 red, 75 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234B3A?: The complementary color is #4B2334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.