What color is #230011?

#230011 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230011?

The RGB value is 35, 0, 17: 35 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230011?

The complementary color is #002312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230011 color

#230011 rgb(35, 0, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #230011 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (35, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 51% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#230011 color codes

HEX	`#230011`
RGB	`rgb(35, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 51%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.59, 17.05, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.59, 17.15, 353.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.794, 0.398, 0.565)`
Decimal	`2293777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230011, 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 #230011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #230011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230011; }
.text { color: #230011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230011, #230100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #230011?: #230011 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230011?: The RGB value is 35, 0, 17: 35 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230011?: The complementary color is #002312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.