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#23432B Color

#23432B is rgb(35, 67, 43) in RGB, hsl(135, 31%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 36%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23432B
HEX#23432B
RGBrgb(35, 67, 43)
HSLhsl(135, 31%, 20%)
HSVhsv(135, 48%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 36%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(35.1% 0.057 150.7)
LABlab(25.39% -17.08 10.79)
LCHlch(25.39% 20.20 147.72)

What #23432B 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 #23432B, 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.

#23432B Channel Values

How #23432B 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 67 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 31% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 48% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23432B 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 text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #23432B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23432B; 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 #23432B

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 #23432B.

How #23432B 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#23432B
Protanopia#3F3F2B
Protanomaly#36412B
Deuteranopia#3B3B2C
Deuteranomaly#333E2C
Tritanopia#284141
Tritanomaly#264239
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #23432B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-23432b: #23432B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23432B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23432b': '#23432B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.263, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_23432b">#23432B</color>
SVG fillfill="#23432B"

More Green Colors

#23432B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#23432B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23432B?

#23432B is a dark green — rgb(35, 67, 43) in RGB and hsl(135, 31%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #23432B?

#23432B is rgb(35, 67, 43) — red 35, green 67, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23432B?

#23432B converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 36%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23432B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #23432B scores 11:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23432B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23432B 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 16.52, which is visibly different.

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