What color is #234D24?

#234D24 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234D24?

The RGB value is 35, 77, 36: 35 red, 77 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234D24?

The complementary color is #4D234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234D24 color

#234D24 rgb(35, 77, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #234D24 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 30.2% green and 14.1% blue (35, 77, 36).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 37% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#234D24 color codes

HEX	`#234D24`
RGB	`rgb(35, 77, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 30.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 37%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 55%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 53%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, -24.53, 19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 31.55, 141.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.665, 5.792, 2.594)`
Decimal	`2313508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234D24, 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 #234D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #234D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234d24; }
.text { color: #234d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 77 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234d24, #234d39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #234D24?: #234D24 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234D24?: The RGB value is 35, 77, 36: 35 red, 77 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234D24?: The complementary color is #4D234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.