What color is #230B01?

#230B01 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230B01?

The RGB value is 35, 11, 1: 35 red, 11 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230B01?

The complementary color is #011923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230B01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230B01 color

#230B01 rgb(35, 11, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #230B01 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 4.3% green and 0.4% blue (35, 11, 1).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 94% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 97% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#230B01 color codes

HEX	`#230B01`
RGB	`rgb(35, 11, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 4.3%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 94%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 97%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 97%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.41, 10.2, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.41, 12.89, 37.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.818, 0.599, 0.101)`
Decimal	`2296577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230B01, 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 #230B01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230B01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	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 #230B01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230b01; }
.text { color: #230b01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230b01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 11 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230b01, #231c01); }

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Questions

What color is #230B01?: #230B01 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230B01?: The RGB value is 35, 11, 1: 35 red, 11 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230B01?: The complementary color is #011923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230B01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.