What color is #234F20?

#234F20 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 #234F20?

The RGB value is 35, 79, 32: 35 red, 79 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234F20?

The complementary color is #4C204F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234F20 color

#234F20 rgb(35, 79, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #234F20 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 31% green and 12.5% blue (35, 79, 32).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 42% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#234F20 color codes

HEX	`#234F20`
RGB	`rgb(35, 79, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 31%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 42%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 59%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 59%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, -26.11, 22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 34.76, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.75, 6.053, 2.337)`
Decimal	`2314016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234F20, 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 #234F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #234F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234f20; }
.text { color: #234f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 79 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234f20, #204f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #234F20?: #234F20 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 #234F20?: The RGB value is 35, 79, 32: 35 red, 79 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234F20?: The complementary color is #4C204F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.