Charleston Green (#232B2B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 14.46:1 — vs black: 1.45:1

Color values

  • HEX #232B2B
  • RGB rgb(35, 43, 43)
  • HSL hsl(180, 18%, 16%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 18.6, 0, 0, 83.14 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #232B2B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Charleston Green
#232B2B Base
#2B2323
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Charleston Green
#232B2B Base
#232B27
#23272B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Charleston Green
#232B2B Base
#2B232B
#2B2B23
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Charleston Green
#232B2B Base
#2B2327
#2B2723
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Charleston Green
#232B2B Base
#27232B
#2B2323
#272B23
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Charleston Green
#232B2B Base
#0B0E0E
#111515
#354141
#455555
#687F7F
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Charleston Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B0E0E
#101414
#151A1A
#1A1F1F
#1E2525
Charleston Green #232B2B Base
#475858
#6C8585
#97ABAB
#C4CFCF
#F1F4F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #232B2B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #232B2B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #232B2B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #232B2B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #232B2B,
        #332323
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #232B2B,
        #332323
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$charleston-green: #232B2B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$charleston-green-r: 35;
$charleston-green-g: 43;
$charleston-green-b: 43;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $charleston-green;
    color: rgba($charleston-green-r, $charleston-green-g, $charleston-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Charleston Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #232B2B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #29292B Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #2A2A2B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #232B2B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #292929 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Charleston Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Charleston Green #232B2B Base
Dark Jungle Green #1A2421 ΔE 3.52
Onyx #353839 ΔE 5.50
Jet #343434 ΔE 5.84
Eerie Black #1B1B1B ΔE 6.59

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.