What color is #230600?

#230600 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 #230600?

The RGB value is 35, 6, 0: 35 red, 6 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230600?

The complementary color is #001D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230600 color

#230600 rgb(35, 6, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #230600 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 2.4% green and 0% blue (35, 6, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% 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 19.13:1).

#230600 color codes

HEX	`#230600`
RGB	`rgb(35, 6, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 2.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 100%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.41, 12.08, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.41, 13.87, 29.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.758, 0.488, 0.054)`
Decimal	`2295296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230600, 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 #230600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #230600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230600; }
.text { color: #230600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 6 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230600, #231700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230600?: #230600 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 #230600?: The RGB value is 35, 6, 0: 35 red, 6 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230600?: The complementary color is #001D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.