What color is #232323?

#232323 is a dark gray known as Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Young Night?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 35: 35 red, 35 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Young Night?

The complementary color is #232323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232323?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Young Night color: hex code #232323

#232323 rgb(35, 35, 35)

Shades of black

Young Night has the hex code #232323. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 13.7% blue (35, 35, 35).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

Young Night (#232323) color codes

HEX	`#232323`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.71, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.71, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.597, 1.681, 1.83)`
Decimal	`2302755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Young Night, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #232323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232323 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #232323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232323; }
.text { color: #232323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232323, #232323); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #232323 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #232323?: #232323 is a dark gray known as Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Young Night?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 35: 35 red, 35 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Young Night?: The complementary color is #232323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232323?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.