Charcoal
#233E43 · Charcoal
#233E43 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 35, 62, 67 and a relative luminance of 0.042, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.04
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
11.40:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.84:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #233E43?
#233E43 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 35, 62, 67, and in HSL it is 189°, 31%, 20%.
Is #233E43 a light or dark color?
#233E43 has a relative luminance of 0.042, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #233E43?
Its complementary color is #432823. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.