What color is #230920?

#230920 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 #230920?

The RGB value is 35, 9, 32: 35 red, 9 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230920?

The complementary color is #09230C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230920 color

#230920 rgb(35, 9, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #230920 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 3.5% green and 12.5% blue (35, 9, 32).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 59% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 9% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#230920 color codes

HEX	`#230920`
RGB	`rgb(35, 9, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 3.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 59%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 74%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 9%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.94, 16.86, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.94, 19.33, 330.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.052, 0.657, 1.438)`
Decimal	`2296096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230920, 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 #230920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	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 #230920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230920; }
.text { color: #230920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 9 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230920, #230913); }

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Questions

What color is #230920?: #230920 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 #230920?: The RGB value is 35, 9, 32: 35 red, 9 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230920?: The complementary color is #09230C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.