What color is #234B3E?

#234B3E 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 #234B3E?

The RGB value is 35, 75, 62: 35 red, 75 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234B3E?

The complementary color is #4B2330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234B3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234B3E color

#234B3E rgb(35, 75, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #234B3E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 29.4% green and 24.3% blue (35, 75, 62).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 36% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#234B3E color codes

HEX	`#234B3E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 75, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 29.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 36%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 17%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.74, -17.79, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.74, 18.12, 169.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.078, 5.737, 5.449)`
Decimal	`2313022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234B3E, 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 #234B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #234B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234b3e; }
.text { color: #234b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 75 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234b3e, #23444b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #234B3E?: #234B3E 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 #234B3E?: The RGB value is 35, 75, 62: 35 red, 75 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234B3E?: The complementary color is #4B2330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234B3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.