What color is #230307?

#230307 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230307?

The RGB value is 35, 3, 7: 35 red, 3 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230307?

The complementary color is #03231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230307?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230307 color

#230307 rgb(35, 3, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #230307 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 1.2% green and 2.7% blue (35, 3, 7).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 84% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 80% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.31:1).

#230307 color codes

HEX	`#230307`
RGB	`rgb(35, 3, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 1.2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 84%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 91%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 80%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.96, 14.25, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.96, 14.63, 13.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.764, 0.438, 0.245)`
Decimal	`2294535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230307, 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 #230307	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230307 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #230307 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230307; }
.text { color: #230307; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230307; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 3 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230307, #230f03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230307?: #230307 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230307?: The RGB value is 35, 3, 7: 35 red, 3 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230307?: The complementary color is #03231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230307?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.