What color is #23AB5B?

#23AB5B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23AB5B?

The RGB value is 35, 171, 91: 35 red, 171 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23AB5B?

The complementary color is #AB2373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23AB5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23AB5B color

#23AB5B rgb(35, 171, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #23AB5B is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 67.1% green and 35.7% blue (35, 171, 91).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 66% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Secret Garden (#11AA66), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#23AB5B color codes

HEX	`#23AB5B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 171, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 67.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 66%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 47%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, -53.09, 31.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 61.65, 149.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.143, 30.236, 14.828)`
Decimal	`2337627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23AB5B, 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 #23AB5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23AB5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #23AB5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23ab5b; }
.text { color: #23ab5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23ab5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 171 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23ab5b, #23ab9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #23AB5B?: #23AB5B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23AB5B?: The RGB value is 35, 171, 91: 35 red, 171 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23AB5B?: The complementary color is #AB2373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23AB5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.