What color is #230F19?

#230F19 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 #230F19?

The RGB value is 35, 15, 25: 35 red, 15 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230F19?

The complementary color is #0F2319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230F19 color

#230F19 rgb(35, 15, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #230F19 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 5.9% green and 9.8% blue (35, 15, 25).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 29% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.2:1).

#230F19 color codes

HEX	`#230F19`
RGB	`rgb(35, 15, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 5.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 29%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.95, 12.07, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.95, 12.32, 348.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.039, 0.769, 1.013)`
Decimal	`2297625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230F19, 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 #230F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.2:1	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 #230F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230f19; }
.text { color: #230f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 15 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230f19, #230f0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #230F19?: #230F19 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 #230F19?: The RGB value is 35, 15, 25: 35 red, 15 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230F19?: The complementary color is #0F2319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.