What color is #245F23?

#245F23 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #245F23?

The RGB value is 36, 95, 35: 36 red, 95 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245F23?

The complementary color is #5E235F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245F23 color

#245F23 rgb(36, 95, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #245F23 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 37.3% green and 13.7% blue (36, 95, 35).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#245F23 color codes

HEX	`#245F23`
RGB	`rgb(36, 95, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 37.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 63%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 63%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, -32.52, 28.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 43.03, 139.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.123, 8.68, 2.995)`
Decimal	`2383651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245F23, 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 #245F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #245F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245f23; }
.text { color: #245f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 95 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245f23, #235f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #245F23?: #245F23 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #245F23?: The RGB value is 36, 95, 35: 36 red, 95 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245F23?: The complementary color is #5E235F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.