What color is #23CF77?

#23CF77 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Seaweed. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23CF77?

The RGB value is 35, 207, 119: 35 red, 207 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23CF77?

The complementary color is #CF237B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23CF77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23CF77 color

#23CF77 rgb(35, 207, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #23CF77 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 81.2% green and 46.7% blue (35, 207, 119).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 71% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Seaweed (#18D17B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#23CF77 color codes

HEX	`#23CF77`
RGB	`rgb(35, 207, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 81.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 71%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 83%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 43%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.75, -60.89, 32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.75, 68.91, 152.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.333, 46.312, 25)`
Decimal	`2346871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23CF77, 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 #23CF77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23CF77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #23CF77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23cf77; }
.text { color: #23cf77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23cf77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 207 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23cf77, #23cfcd); }

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Questions

What color is #23CF77?: #23CF77 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Seaweed. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23CF77?: The RGB value is 35, 207, 119: 35 red, 207 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23CF77?: The complementary color is #CF237B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23CF77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.