#232F23
Jet · very dark cool green
About #232F23
With the hex code #232F23, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 14% red, 18% green and 14% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 82% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2F232F, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.98:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #232F23?
With the hex code #232F23, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 14% red, 18% green and 14% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 82% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #232F23?
Use white text. White on #232F23 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #232F23?
Its complementary colour is #2F232F, and analogous partners are #292F23 and #232F29.