What color is #234E37?

#234E37 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 #234E37?

The RGB value is 35, 78, 55: 35 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234E37?

The complementary color is #4E233A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234E37 color

#234E37 rgb(35, 78, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #234E37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 30.6% green and 21.6% blue (35, 78, 55).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 38% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#234E37 color codes

HEX	`#234E37`
RGB	`rgb(35, 78, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 30.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 38%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 55%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, -21.17, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 23.06, 156.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.107, 6.082, 4.571)`
Decimal	`2313783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234E37, 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 #234E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #234E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234e37; }
.text { color: #234e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 78 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234e37, #234e4d); }

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Questions

What color is #234E37?: #234E37 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 #234E37?: The RGB value is 35, 78, 55: 35 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234E37?: The complementary color is #4E233A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.