What color is #23DC2A?

#23DC2A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23DC2A?

The RGB value is 35, 220, 42: 35 red, 220 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23DC2A?

The complementary color is #DC23D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23DC2A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23DC2A color

#23DC2A rgb(35, 220, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #23DC2A is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 86.3% green and 16.5% blue (35, 220, 42).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Nuclear Throne (#00DE00), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#23DC2A color codes

HEX	`#23DC2A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 220, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 86.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 84%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 81%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, -73.85, 68.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 100.42, 137.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.702, 51.708, 10.763)`
Decimal	`2350122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23DC2A, 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 #23DC2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23DC2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #23DC2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23dc2a; }
.text { color: #23dc2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23dc2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 220 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23dc2a, #23dc86); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #23DC2A?: #23DC2A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23DC2A?: The RGB value is 35, 220, 42: 35 red, 220 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23DC2A?: The complementary color is #DC23D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23DC2A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.