What color is #23070B?

#23070B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23070B?

The RGB value is 35, 7, 11: 35 red, 7 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23070B?

The complementary color is #07231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23070B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23070B color

#23070B rgb(35, 7, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #23070B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 2.7% green and 4.3% blue (35, 7, 11).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 67% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 69% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.98:1).

#23070B color codes

HEX	`#23070B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 7, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 2.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 67%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 80%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 69%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.82, 13.21, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.82, 13.53, 12.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.83, 0.534, 0.376)`
Decimal	`2295563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23070B, 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 #23070B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23070B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #23070B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23070b; }
.text { color: #23070b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23070b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 7 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23070b, #231107); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #23070B?: #23070B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23070B?: The RGB value is 35, 7, 11: 35 red, 7 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23070B?: The complementary color is #07231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23070B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.