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#233E47 closest to Sunken Harbour

#233E47 is a dark, muted blue; the closest named color is Sunken Harbour. In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 24.3% green and 27.8% blue (rgb(35, 62, 71)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 34% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. #233E47 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.34:1.

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Variations of #233E47

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#233E47 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#233E47 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #233E47 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #333847
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #393D48
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #343D47
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #333847
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2F3A47
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #124141
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1E3F44
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3A3A3A
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #353B3E

#233E47 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.34:1 Very good#233E47 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#233E47 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#233E47 in CSS

/* Sunken Harbour */
.color { color: #233E47; }
.background { background-color: #233E47; }
.border { border: 1px solid #233E47; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(35 62 71);
color: hsl(195 34% 21%);
color: oklch(0.346 0.036 221.3);

#233E47 FAQ

What color is #233E47?

#233E47 is a dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #233E47?

#233E47 is rgb(35, 62, 71) in RGB, hsl(195, 34%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 13%, 0%, 72%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #233E47?

The complementary color of #233E47 is #472C23, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #233E47?

White text has the best contrast on #233E47: 11.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #233E47 a warm or cool color?

#233E47 is a cool color.