What color is #231000?

#231000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231000?

The RGB value is 35, 16, 0: 35 red, 16 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231000?

The complementary color is #001323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231000?

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.

#231000 color

#231000 rgb(35, 16, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #231000 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 6.3% green and 0% blue (35, 16, 0).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 100% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#231000 color codes

HEX	`#231000`
RGB	`rgb(35, 16, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 6.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 100%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.58, 7.62, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.58, 12.56, 52.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.879, 0.728, 0.094)`
Decimal	`2297856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231000, 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 #231000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231000 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 #231000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231000; }
.text { color: #231000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 16 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231000, #232200); }

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Questions

What color is #231000?: #231000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231000?: The RGB value is 35, 16, 0: 35 red, 16 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231000?: The complementary color is #001323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231000?: 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.