What color is #230E14?

#230E14 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230E14?

The RGB value is 35, 14, 20: 35 red, 14 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230E14?

The complementary color is #0E231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230E14 color

#230E14 rgb(35, 14, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #230E14 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 5.5% green and 7.8% blue (35, 14, 20).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 43% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#230E14 color codes

HEX	`#230E14`
RGB	`rgb(35, 14, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 5.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 60%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 43%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.52, 11.62, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.52, 11.63, 2.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.976, 0.722, 0.75)`
Decimal	`2297364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230E14, 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 #230E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #230E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230e14; }
.text { color: #230e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 14 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230e14, #23130e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230E14?: #230E14 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230E14?: The RGB value is 35, 14, 20: 35 red, 14 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230E14?: The complementary color is #0E231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.