What color is #234D34?

#234D34 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 #234D34?

The RGB value is 35, 77, 52: 35 red, 77 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234D34?

The complementary color is #4D233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234D34 color

#234D34 rgb(35, 77, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #234D34 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 30.2% green and 20.4% blue (35, 77, 52).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 37% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#234D34 color codes

HEX	`#234D34`
RGB	`rgb(35, 77, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 30.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 37%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 55%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 32%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.19, -21.36, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.19, 23.78, 153.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.967, 5.913, 4.18)`
Decimal	`2313524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234D34, 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 #234D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #234D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234d34; }
.text { color: #234d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 77 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234d34, #234d49); }

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Questions

What color is #234D34?: #234D34 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 #234D34?: The RGB value is 35, 77, 52: 35 red, 77 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234D34?: The complementary color is #4D233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.