What color is #230820?

#230820 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230820?

The RGB value is 35, 8, 32: 35 red, 8 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230820?

The complementary color is #08230B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230820?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230820 color

#230820 rgb(35, 8, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #230820 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 3.1% green and 12.5% blue (35, 8, 32).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 63% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 9% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#230820 color codes

HEX	`#230820`
RGB	`rgb(35, 8, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 3.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 63%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 77%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 9%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.74, 17.32, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.74, 19.88, 330.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.041, 0.635, 1.434)`
Decimal	`2295840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230820, 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 #230820	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230820 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #230820 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230820; }
.text { color: #230820; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230820; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 8 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230820, #230812); }

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Questions

What color is #230820?: #230820 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230820?: The RGB value is 35, 8, 32: 35 red, 8 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230820?: The complementary color is #08230B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230820?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.