What color is #230911?

#230911 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230911?

The RGB value is 35, 9, 17: 35 red, 9 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230911?

The complementary color is #09231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230911 color

#230911 rgb(35, 9, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #230911 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 3.5% green and 6.7% blue (35, 9, 17).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 59% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 51% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#230911 color codes

HEX	`#230911`
RGB	`rgb(35, 9, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 3.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 59%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 74%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 51%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.36, 13.4, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.36, 13.42, 2.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.892, 0.593, 0.598)`
Decimal	`2296081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230911, 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 #230911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #230911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230911; }
.text { color: #230911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 9 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230911, #230e09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230911?: #230911 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230911?: The RGB value is 35, 9, 17: 35 red, 9 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230911?: The complementary color is #09231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.