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#233931 Color

#233931 is rgb(35, 57, 49) in RGB, hsl(158, 24%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#233931
HEX#233931
RGBrgb(35, 57, 49)
HSLhsl(158, 24%, 18%)
HSVhsv(158, 39%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(32.3% 0.031 169.5)
LABlab(21.92% -10.72 2.10)
LCHlch(21.92% 10.92 168.94)

What #233931 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 #233931, 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.

#233931 Channel Values

How #233931 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 57 · B 498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 24% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 39% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.35:1 vs white · 1.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #233931 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 text12.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #233931

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #233931; 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 #233931

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 #233931.

How #233931 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#233931
Protanopia#363631
Protanomaly#2F3731
Deuteranopia#333332
Deuteranomaly#2D3531
Tritanopia#253838
Tritanomaly#243835
Achromatopsia#353535

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #233931 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-233931: #233931;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #233931;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-233931': '#233931' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.224, blue: 0.192)
Android XML<color name="color_233931">#233931</color>
SVG fillfill="#233931"

More Green Colors

#233931 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#233931 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #233931?

#233931 is a darkest green — rgb(35, 57, 49) in RGB and hsl(158, 24%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.33.

What is the RGB value of #233931?

#233931 is rgb(35, 57, 49) — red 35, green 57, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #233931?

#233931 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #233931 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #233931 scores 12.35:1 against white and 1.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #233931 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #233931 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 11.13, which is visibly different.

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