What color is #235B25?

#235B25 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 #235B25?

The RGB value is 35, 91, 37: 35 red, 91 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235B25?

The complementary color is #5B2359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235B25 color

#235B25 rgb(35, 91, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #235B25 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 35.7% green and 14.5% blue (35, 91, 37).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#235B25 color codes

HEX	`#235B25`
RGB	`rgb(35, 91, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 35.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 62%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 59%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, -30.8, 25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 39.93, 140.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.768, 7.973, 3.038)`
Decimal	`2317093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235B25, 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 #235B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #235B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235b25; }
.text { color: #235b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 91 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235b25, #235b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #235B25?: #235B25 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 #235B25?: The RGB value is 35, 91, 37: 35 red, 91 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235B25?: The complementary color is #5B2359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.