What color is #23141C?

#23141C 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 #23141C?

The RGB value is 35, 20, 28: 35 red, 20 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23141C?

The complementary color is #14231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23141C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23141C color

#23141C rgb(35, 20, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #23141C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 7.8% green and 11% blue (35, 20, 28).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 20% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#23141C color codes

HEX	`#23141C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 20, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 7.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.49, 9.3, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.49, 9.64, 344.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.153, 0.942, 1.219)`
Decimal	`2298908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23141C, 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 #23141C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23141C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #23141C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23141c; }
.text { color: #23141c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23141c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 20 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23141c, #231414); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #23141C?: #23141C 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 #23141C?: The RGB value is 35, 20, 28: 35 red, 20 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23141C?: The complementary color is #14231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23141C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.