What color is #230E16?

#230E16 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 #230E16?

The RGB value is 35, 14, 22: 35 red, 14 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230E16?

The complementary color is #0E231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230E16 color

#230E16 rgb(35, 14, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #230E16 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 5.5% green and 8.6% blue (35, 14, 22).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 37% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#230E16 color codes

HEX	`#230E16`
RGB	`rgb(35, 14, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 5.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 60%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.59, 12.01, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.59, 12.04, 356.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.995, 0.729, 0.847)`
Decimal	`2297366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230E16, 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 #230E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #230E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230e16; }
.text { color: #230e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 14 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230e16, #23110e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230E16?: #230E16 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 #230E16?: The RGB value is 35, 14, 22: 35 red, 14 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230E16?: The complementary color is #0E231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.