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#23703B Color

#23703B is rgb(35, 112, 59) in RGB, hsl(139, 52%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 47%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23703B
HEX#23703B
RGBrgb(35, 112, 59)
HSLhsl(139, 52%, 29%)
HSVhsv(139, 69%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 47%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.112 150.2)
LABlab(41.62% -33.99 22.28)
LCHlch(41.62% 40.64 146.75)

What #23703B 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 #23703B, 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.

#23703B Channel Values

How #23703B 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 112 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 52% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 69% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.08:1 vs white · 3.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23703B 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 text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #23703B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23703B; 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 #23703B

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 #23703B.

How #23703B 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#23703B
Protanopia#68683B
Protanomaly#546B3B
Deuteranopia#5F5F3E
Deuteranomaly#4D663D
Tritanopia#326B6B
Tritanomaly#2D6D5B
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #23703B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-23703b: #23703B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23703B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23703b': '#23703B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.439, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_23703b">#23703B</color>
SVG fillfill="#23703B"

More Green Colors

#23703B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#23703B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23703B?

#23703B is a dark green — rgb(35, 112, 59) in RGB and hsl(139, 52%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #23703B?

#23703B is rgb(35, 112, 59) — red 35, green 112, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23703B?

#23703B converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 47%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23703B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #23703B scores 6.08:1 against white and 3.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23703B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23703B 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 10.94, which is visibly different.

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