What color is #230A0E?

#230A0E 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 #230A0E?

The RGB value is 35, 10, 14: 35 red, 10 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230A0E?

The complementary color is #0A231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230A0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230A0E color

#230A0E rgb(35, 10, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #230A0E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 3.9% green and 5.5% blue (35, 10, 14).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 56% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 60% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#230A0E color codes

HEX	`#230A0E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 10, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 3.9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 56%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 71%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 60%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.48, 12.46, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.48, 12.71, 11.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.881, 0.606, 0.486)`
Decimal	`2296334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230A0E, 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 #230A0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230A0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #230A0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230a0e; }
.text { color: #230a0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230a0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 10 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230a0e, #23120a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230A0E?: #230A0E 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 #230A0E?: The RGB value is 35, 10, 14: 35 red, 10 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230A0E?: The complementary color is #0A231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230A0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.