What color is #231505?

#231505 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231505?

The RGB value is 35, 21, 5: 35 red, 21 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231505?

The complementary color is #051323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231505 color

#231505 rgb(35, 21, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #231505 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 8.2% green and 2% blue (35, 21, 5).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 75% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 86% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#231505 color codes

HEX	`#231505`
RGB	`rgb(35, 21, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 8.2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 75%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 86%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 86%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.17, 4.96, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.17, 11.42, 64.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.989, 0.905, 0.266)`
Decimal	`2299141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231505, 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 #231505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	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 #231505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231505; }
.text { color: #231505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 21 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231505, #222305); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #231505?: #231505 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231505?: The RGB value is 35, 21, 5: 35 red, 21 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231505?: The complementary color is #051323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.