What color is #23684A?

#23684A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23684A?

The RGB value is 35, 104, 74: 35 red, 104 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23684A?

The complementary color is #682341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23684A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23684A color

#23684A rgb(35, 104, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #23684A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 40.8% green and 29% blue (35, 104, 74).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 50% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#23684A color codes

HEX	`#23684A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 104, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 40.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 50%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 66%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.16, -29.39, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.16, 31.27, 160.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.879, 10.752, 8.19)`
Decimal	`2320458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23684A, 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 #23684A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#23684A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #23684A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23684a; }
.text { color: #23684a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23684a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 104 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23684a, #236368); }

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Questions

What color is #23684A?: #23684A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23684A?: The RGB value is 35, 104, 74: 35 red, 104 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23684A?: The complementary color is #682341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23684A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.