What color is #23151E?

#23151E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23151E?

The RGB value is 35, 21, 30: 35 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23151E?

The complementary color is #15231A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23151E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23151E color

#23151E rgb(35, 21, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #23151E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 8.2% green and 11.8% blue (35, 21, 30).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 25% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 14% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#23151E color codes

HEX	`#23151E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 21, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 8.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 25%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 40%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 14%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.89, 9.02, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.89, 9.65, 339.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.196, 0.987, 1.356)`
Decimal	`2299166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23151E, 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 #23151E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23151E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #23151E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23151e; }
.text { color: #23151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23151e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 21 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23151e, #231517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #23151E?: #23151E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23151E?: The RGB value is 35, 21, 30: 35 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23151E?: The complementary color is #15231A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23151E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.