What color is #23592B?

#23592B 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 #23592B?

The RGB value is 35, 89, 43: 35 red, 89 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23592B?

The complementary color is #592351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23592B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23592B color

#23592B rgb(35, 89, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #23592B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 34.9% green and 16.9% blue (35, 89, 43).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#23592B color codes

HEX	`#23592B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 89, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 34.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 52%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.3, -28.96, 21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.3, 35.94, 143.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.701, 7.676, 3.519)`
Decimal	`2316587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23592B, 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 #23592B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23592B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #23592B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23592b; }
.text { color: #23592b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23592b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 89 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23592b, #235946); }

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Questions

What color is #23592B?: #23592B 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 #23592B?: The RGB value is 35, 89, 43: 35 red, 89 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23592B?: The complementary color is #592351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23592B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.