What color is #230311?

#230311 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 #230311?

The RGB value is 35, 3, 17: 35 red, 3 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230311?

The complementary color is #032315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230311 color

#230311 rgb(35, 3, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #230311 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 1.2% green and 6.7% blue (35, 3, 17).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 84% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 51% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#230311 color codes

HEX	`#230311`
RGB	`rgb(35, 3, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 1.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 84%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 91%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 51%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.18, 15.85, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.18, 15.88, 356.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.827, 0.463, 0.576)`
Decimal	`2294545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230311, 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 #230311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	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 #230311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230311; }
.text { color: #230311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 3 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230311, #230503); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #230311?: #230311 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 #230311?: The RGB value is 35, 3, 17: 35 red, 3 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230311?: The complementary color is #032315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.