What color is #235A47?

#235A47 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 #235A47?

The RGB value is 35, 90, 71: 35 red, 90 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235A47?

The complementary color is #5A2336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235A47 color

#235A47 rgb(35, 90, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #235A47 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 35.3% green and 27.8% blue (35, 90, 71).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 44% saturation and 25% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#235A47 color codes

HEX	`#235A47`
RGB	`rgb(35, 90, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 35.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.24, -23.32, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.24, 23.98, 166.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.486, 8.124, 7.239)`
Decimal	`2316871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235A47, 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 #235A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #235A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235a47; }
.text { color: #235a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 90 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235a47, #23525a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #235A47?: #235A47 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 #235A47?: The RGB value is 35, 90, 71: 35 red, 90 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235A47?: The complementary color is #5A2336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.