What color is #230F21?

#230F21 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230F21?

The RGB value is 35, 15, 33: 35 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230F21?

The complementary color is #0F2311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230F21 color

#230F21 rgb(35, 15, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #230F21 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 5.9% green and 12.9% blue (35, 15, 33).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 6% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#230F21 color codes

HEX	`#230F21`
RGB	`rgb(35, 15, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 5.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 6%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.31, 13.94, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.31, 16.14, 329.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.138, 0.809, 1.535)`
Decimal	`2297633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230F21, 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 #230F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #230F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230f21; }
.text { color: #230f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 15 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230f21, #230f17); }

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Questions

What color is #230F21?: #230F21 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230F21?: The RGB value is 35, 15, 33: 35 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230F21?: The complementary color is #0F2311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.