What color is #23875E?

#23875E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23875E?

The RGB value is 35, 135, 94: 35 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23875E?

The complementary color is #87234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23875E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23875E color

#23875E rgb(35, 135, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #23875E is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 52.9% green and 36.9% blue (35, 135, 94).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 59% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Primal Green (#11875D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#23875E color codes

HEX	`#23875E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 135, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 52.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 59%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 74%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, -38.45, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 40.95, 159.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.376, 18.492, 13.557)`
Decimal	`2328414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23875E, 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 #23875E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#23875E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	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 #23875E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23875e; }
.text { color: #23875e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23875e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 135 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23875e, #237e87); }

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Questions

What color is #23875E?: #23875E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23875E?: The RGB value is 35, 135, 94: 35 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23875E?: The complementary color is #87234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23875E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.