What color is #23B748?

#23B748 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23B748?

The RGB value is 35, 183, 72: 35 red, 183 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23B748?

The complementary color is #B72392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23B748?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23B748 color

#23B748 rgb(35, 183, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #23B748 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 71.8% green and 28.2% blue (35, 183, 72).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 68% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#23B748 color codes

HEX	`#23B748`
RGB	`rgb(35, 183, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 71.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 68%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 81%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 61%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, -60.02, 45.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 75.07, 143.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.795, 34.69, 11.835)`
Decimal	`2340680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23B748, 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 #23B748	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23B748 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #23B748 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23b748; }
.text { color: #23b748; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23b748; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 183 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23b748, #23b792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #23B748?: #23B748 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23B748?: The RGB value is 35, 183, 72: 35 red, 183 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23B748?: The complementary color is #B72392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23B748?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.