What color is #20230B?

#20230B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20230B?

The RGB value is 32, 35, 11: 32 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20230B?

The complementary color is #0E0B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20230B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20230B color

#20230B rgb(32, 35, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #20230B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 13.7% green and 4.3% blue (32, 35, 11).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 52% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#20230B color codes

HEX	`#20230B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 35, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 13.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 52%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 69%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 69%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.82, -5.97, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.82, 15.48, 112.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.257, 1.533, 0.546)`
Decimal	`2106123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20230B, 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 #20230B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20230B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #20230B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20230b; }
.text { color: #20230b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20230b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 35 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20230b, #14230b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #20230B?: #20230B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20230B?: The RGB value is 32, 35, 11: 32 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20230B?: The complementary color is #0E0B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20230B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.