What color is #230015?

#230015 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 #230015?

The RGB value is 35, 0, 21: 35 red, 0 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230015?

The complementary color is #00230E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230015 color

#230015 rgb(35, 0, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #230015 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 0% green and 8.2% blue (35, 0, 21).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 40% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#230015 color codes

HEX	`#230015`
RGB	`rgb(35, 0, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 0%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.72, 17.92, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.72, 18.41, 346.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.829, 0.412, 0.745)`
Decimal	`2293781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230015, 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 #230015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #230015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230015; }
.text { color: #230015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 0 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230015, #230003); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #230015?: #230015 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 #230015?: The RGB value is 35, 0, 21: 35 red, 0 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230015?: The complementary color is #00230E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.