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#23311B Color

#23311B is rgb(35, 49, 27) in RGB, hsl(98, 29%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 45%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kombu Green (#354230), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23311B
HEX#23311B
RGBrgb(35, 49, 27)
HSLhsl(98, 29%, 15%)
HSVhsv(98, 45%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 45%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(29.4% 0.043 134.8)
LABlab(18.55% -9.90 12.08)
LCHlch(18.55% 15.62 129.33)

What #23311B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #23311B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#23311B Channel Values

How #23311B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 35 · G 49 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 29% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 45% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.76:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23311B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #23311B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23311B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #23311B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #23311B.

How #23311B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#23311B
Protanopia#2F2F1B
Protanomaly#2B301B
Deuteranopia#2D2D1C
Deuteranomaly#292F1B
Tritanopia#262F2F
Tritanomaly#253028
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #23311B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-23311b: #23311B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23311B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23311b': '#23311B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.192, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_23311b">#23311B</color>
SVG fillfill="#23311B"

More Green Colors

#23311B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#23311B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23311B?

#23311B is a darkest green — rgb(35, 49, 27) in RGB and hsl(98, 29%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kombu Green (#354230), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.46.

What is the RGB value of #23311B?

#23311B is rgb(35, 49, 27) — red 35, green 49, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23311B?

#23311B converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 45%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23311B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #23311B scores 13.76:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23311B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23311B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.51, which is visibly different.

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