What color is #230309?

#230309 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230309?

The RGB value is 35, 3, 9: 35 red, 3 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230309?

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

Is black or white text better on #230309?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230309 color

#230309 rgb(35, 3, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #230309 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 1.2% green and 3.5% blue (35, 3, 9).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 84% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 74% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#230309 color codes

HEX	`#230309`
RGB	`rgb(35, 3, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 1.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 84%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 91%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 74%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4, 14.53, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4, 14.75, 9.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.775, 0.442, 0.303)`
Decimal	`2294537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230309, 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 #230309	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230309 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	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 #230309 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230309; }
.text { color: #230309; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230309; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 3 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230309, #230d03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230309?: #230309 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230309?: The RGB value is 35, 3, 9: 35 red, 3 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230309?: The complementary color is #03231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230309?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.