What color is #23A277?

#23A277 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Bejewelled. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23A277?

The RGB value is 35, 162, 119: 35 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23A277?

The complementary color is #A2234E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23A277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23A277 color

#23A277 rgb(35, 162, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #23A277 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 63.5% green and 46.7% blue (35, 162, 119).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 64% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bejewelled (#25A26F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#23A277 color codes

HEX	`#23A277`
RGB	`rgb(35, 162, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 63.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 64%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 78%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -43.87, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 45.75, 163.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.941, 27.528, 21.87)`
Decimal	`2335351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23A277, 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 #23A277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#23A277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #23A277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23a277; }
.text { color: #23a277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23a277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 162 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23a277, #238da2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jade.

Questions

What color is #23A277?: #23A277 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Bejewelled. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23A277?: The RGB value is 35, 162, 119: 35 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23A277?: The complementary color is #A2234E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23A277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.