What color is #231434?

#231434 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231434?

The RGB value is 35, 20, 52: 35 red, 20 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231434?

The complementary color is #253414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231434 color

#231434 rgb(35, 20, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #231434 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 7.8% green and 20.4% blue (35, 20, 52).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#231434 color codes

HEX	`#231434`
RGB	`rgb(35, 20, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 7.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 62%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.84, 15.76, -18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.84, 24.15, 310.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.563, 1.106, 3.379)`
Decimal	`2298932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231434, 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 #231434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #231434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231434; }
.text { color: #231434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 20 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231434, #331434); }

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Questions

What color is #231434?: #231434 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231434?: The RGB value is 35, 20, 52: 35 red, 20 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231434?: The complementary color is #253414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.