What color is #234C37?

#234C37 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 #234C37?

The RGB value is 35, 76, 55: 35 red, 76 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234C37?

The complementary color is #4C2338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234C37 color

#234C37 rgb(35, 76, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #234C37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 29.8% green and 21.6% blue (35, 76, 55).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 37% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#234C37 color codes

HEX	`#234C37`
RGB	`rgb(35, 76, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 29.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 37%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 54%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 28%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.91, -20.13, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.91, 21.72, 157.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.967, 5.802, 4.524)`
Decimal	`2313271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234C37, 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 #234C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #234C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234c37; }
.text { color: #234c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 76 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234c37, #234c4b); }

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Questions

What color is #234C37?: #234C37 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 #234C37?: The RGB value is 35, 76, 55: 35 red, 76 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234C37?: The complementary color is #4C2338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.