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Recognised as Colour

#232C26

  • #232C26
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#232C26 is a green with RGB values 35, 44, 38 and HSL 140°, 11%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#232C26#232C26
HEX#232C26
RGBrgb(35, 44, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1725, 0.149
RGB percentages13.7%, 17.3%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(140, 11.4%, 15.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 20.5%, 17.3%)
CMYK20.5%, 0%, 13.6%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,305,062
CSS custom property--colour: #232C26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DCD3D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2A26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2926no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#222C2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8Black · ΔE 18Dim grey · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 37.1Slate grey · ΔE 38.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2329
Analogous#252C23, #232C2B
Triadic#26232C, #2C2623
Split complementary#2B232C, #2C2325
Tetradic#23252C, #2C2329, #2C2B23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#819A89
Lighter +30%#678170
Lighter +20%#506557
Lighter +10%#3A483F
Darker −10%#0C100D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#193623
Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R35
G44
B38
Red35 (13.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)11.39%
Lightness15.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2C · B 26

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