What color is #230B0A?

#230B0A 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 #230B0A?

The RGB value is 35, 11, 10: 35 red, 11 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230B0A?

The complementary color is #0A2223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230B0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230B0A color

#230B0A rgb(35, 11, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #230B0A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 4.3% green and 3.9% blue (35, 11, 10).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 56% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 71% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#230B0A color codes

HEX	`#230B0A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 11, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 4.3%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 56%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 71%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 71%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.59, 11.44, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.59, 12.29, 21.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.868, 0.619, 0.361)`
Decimal	`2296586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230B0A, 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 #230B0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230B0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	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 #230B0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230b0a; }
.text { color: #230b0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230b0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 11 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230b0a, #23170a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230B0A?: #230B0A 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 #230B0A?: The RGB value is 35, 11, 10: 35 red, 11 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230B0A?: The complementary color is #0A2223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230B0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.