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#23433D Color

#23433D is rgb(35, 67, 61) in RGB, hsl(169, 31%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zydeco (#20483F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23433D
HEX#23433D
RGBrgb(35, 67, 61)
HSLhsl(169, 31%, 20%)
HSVhsv(169, 48%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(35.6% 0.04 180.5)
LABlab(25.80% -13.67 -0.24)
LCHlch(25.80% 13.67 181.00)

What #23433D 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 #23433D, 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.

#23433D Channel Values

How #23433D 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 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 31% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 48% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.82:1 vs white · 1.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23433D 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 text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #23433D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23433D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #23433D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #23433D.

How #23433D 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#23433D
Protanopia#3F3F3D
Protanomaly#36413D
Deuteranopia#3B3B3E
Deuteranomaly#333E3D
Tritanopia#244242
Tritanomaly#244340
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #23433D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-23433d: #23433D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23433D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23433d': '#23433D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.263, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_23433d">#23433D</color>
SVG fillfill="#23433D"

More Green Colors

#23433D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#23433D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23433D?

#23433D is a dark green — rgb(35, 67, 61) in RGB and hsl(169, 31%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zydeco (#20483F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #23433D?

#23433D is rgb(35, 67, 61) — red 35, green 67, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23433D?

#23433D converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23433D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #23433D scores 10.82:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23433D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23433D 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 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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