What color is #23B823?

#23B823 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lush Plains. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23B823?

The RGB value is 35, 184, 35: 35 red, 184 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23B823?

The complementary color is #B823B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23B823?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23B823 color

#23B823 rgb(35, 184, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #23B823 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 72.2% green and 13.7% blue (35, 184, 35).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 68% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lush Plains (#22BB22), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#23B823 color codes

HEX	`#23B823`
RGB	`rgb(35, 184, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 72.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 68%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 81%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 81%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, -63.7, 59.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 86.97, 137.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.136, 34.757, 7.343)`
Decimal	`2340899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23B823, 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 #23B823	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23B823 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #23B823 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23b823; }
.text { color: #23b823; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23b823; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 184 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23b823, #23b86e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #23B823?: #23B823 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lush Plains. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23B823?: The RGB value is 35, 184, 35: 35 red, 184 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23B823?: The complementary color is #B823B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23B823?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.