What color is #23131B?

#23131B 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 #23131B?

The RGB value is 35, 19, 27: 35 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23131B?

The complementary color is #13231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23131B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23131B color

#23131B rgb(35, 19, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #23131B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 7.5% green and 10.6% blue (35, 19, 27).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 23% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#23131B color codes

HEX	`#23131B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 19, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 7.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 46%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 23%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.15, 9.82, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.15, 10.08, 347.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.124, 0.902, 1.152)`
Decimal	`2298651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23131B, 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 #23131B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23131B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #23131B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23131b; }
.text { color: #23131b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23131b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 19 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23131b, #231313); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #23131B?: #23131B 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 #23131B?: The RGB value is 35, 19, 27: 35 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23131B?: The complementary color is #13231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23131B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.