What color is #231210?

#231210 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231210?

The RGB value is 35, 18, 16: 35 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231210?

The complementary color is #102123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231210?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231210 color

#231210 rgb(35, 18, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #231210 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 7.1% green and 6.3% blue (35, 18, 16).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 37% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 54% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#231210 color codes

HEX	`#231210`
RGB	`rgb(35, 18, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 7.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 37%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 54%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.47, 8.49, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.47, 9.54, 27.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.003, 0.827, 0.597)`
Decimal	`2298384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231210, 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 #231210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231210 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #231210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231210; }
.text { color: #231210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 18 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231210, #231c10); }

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Questions

What color is #231210?: #231210 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231210?: The RGB value is 35, 18, 16: 35 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231210?: The complementary color is #102123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231210?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.