What color is #230500?

#230500 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 #230500?

The RGB value is 35, 5, 0: 35 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230500?

The complementary color is #001E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230500 color

#230500 rgb(35, 5, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #230500 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 2% green and 0% blue (35, 5, 0).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 100% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#230500 color codes

HEX	`#230500`
RGB	`rgb(35, 5, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.21, 12.48, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.21, 14.08, 27.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.747, 0.466, 0.051)`
Decimal	`2295040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230500, 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 #230500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #230500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230500; }
.text { color: #230500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 5 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230500, #231600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230500?: #230500 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 #230500?: The RGB value is 35, 5, 0: 35 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230500?: The complementary color is #001E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.