What color is #230A32?

#230A32 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230A32?

The RGB value is 35, 10, 50: 35 red, 10 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230A32?

The complementary color is #19320A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230A32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230A32 color

#230A32 rgb(35, 10, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #230A32 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 3.9% green and 19.6% blue (35, 10, 50).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 67% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#230A32 color codes

HEX	`#230A32`
RGB	`rgb(35, 10, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 3.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 67%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 80%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 80%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.27, 21.6, -20.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.27, 30.09, 315.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.377, 0.805, 3.1)`
Decimal	`2296370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230A32, 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 #230A32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230A32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #230A32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230a32; }
.text { color: #230a32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230a32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 10 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230a32, #320a2d); }

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Questions

What color is #230A32?: #230A32 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230A32?: The RGB value is 35, 10, 50: 35 red, 10 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230A32?: The complementary color is #19320A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230A32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.