What color is #235946?

#235946 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #235946?

The RGB value is 35, 89, 70: 35 red, 89 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235946?

The complementary color is #592336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235946 color

#235946 rgb(35, 89, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #235946 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 34.9% green and 27.5% blue (35, 89, 70).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#235946 color codes

HEX	`#235946`
RGB	`rgb(35, 89, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 34.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.87, -23.07, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.87, 23.76, 166.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.37, 7.944, 7.043)`
Decimal	`2316614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235946, 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 #235946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #235946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235946; }
.text { color: #235946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 89 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235946, #235159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #235946?: #235946 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #235946?: The RGB value is 35, 89, 70: 35 red, 89 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235946?: The complementary color is #592336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.