What color is #231105?

#231105 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231105?

The RGB value is 35, 17, 5: 35 red, 17 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231105?

The complementary color is #051723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231105?

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.

#231105 color

#231105 rgb(35, 17, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #231105 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 6.7% green and 2% blue (35, 17, 5).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 75% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 86% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#231105 color codes

HEX	`#231105`
RGB	`rgb(35, 17, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 6.7%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 75%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 86%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 86%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.95, 7.68, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.95, 11.45, 47.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.921, 0.769, 0.244)`
Decimal	`2298117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231105, 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 #231105	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231105 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 #231105 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231105; }
.text { color: #231105; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231105; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 17 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231105, #232005); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #231105?: #231105 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231105?: The RGB value is 35, 17, 5: 35 red, 17 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231105?: The complementary color is #051723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231105?: 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.