Information about #23232D color

#23232D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#23232D falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(35, 35, 45) — 13.7% red, 13.7% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 82. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained deep-sea blue, #23232D leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Black Russian (#24252B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shadowland (#26272C) and Daytona (#1E222C).

In RGB terms — rgb(35, 35, 45) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #23232D: 15.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #23232D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#23232D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#23232D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #23232D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shadowland color link
Shadowland

#26272C

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Indian Ink color link
Indian Ink

#232732

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Cinder color link
Cinder

#242A2E

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#23232D
  • RGB35, 35, 45
  • CMYK4, 4, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(35, 35, 45)
  • HSL240°, 13%, 16%
  • HSL Precise240°, 12.5%, 15.686%
  • HSV240°, 22%, 18%
  • HSB240°, 22%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.137, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.137, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.137, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID23232D
  • DECIMAL ID2302765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01