What color is #23604B?

#23604B 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 #23604B?

The RGB value is 35, 96, 75: 35 red, 96 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23604B?

The complementary color is #602338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23604B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23604B color

#23604B rgb(35, 96, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #23604B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 37.6% green and 29.4% blue (35, 96, 75).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#23604B color codes

HEX	`#23604B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 96, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 37.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 22%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.42, -25.29, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.42, 26.04, 166.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.145, 9.23, 8.113)`
Decimal	`2318411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23604B, 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 #23604B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23604B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #23604B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23604b; }
.text { color: #23604b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23604b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 96 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23604b, #235660); }

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Questions

What color is #23604B?: #23604B 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 #23604B?: The RGB value is 35, 96, 75: 35 red, 96 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23604B?: The complementary color is #602338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23604B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.