What color is #234D12?

#234D12 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234D12?

The RGB value is 35, 77, 18: 35 red, 77 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234D12?

The complementary color is #3C124D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234D12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234D12 color

#234D12 rgb(35, 77, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #234D12 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 30.2% green and 7.1% blue (35, 77, 18).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 62% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#234D12 color codes

HEX	`#234D12`
RGB	`rgb(35, 77, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 30.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 62%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 77%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 77%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.66, -26.87, 29.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.66, 39.65, 132.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.456, 5.709, 1.492)`
Decimal	`2313490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234D12, 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 #234D12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234D12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #234D12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234d12; }
.text { color: #234d12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234d12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 77 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234d12, #124d1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #234D12?: #234D12 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234D12?: The RGB value is 35, 77, 18: 35 red, 77 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234D12?: The complementary color is #3C124D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234D12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.