What color is #23180E?

#23180E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23180E?

The RGB value is 35, 24, 14: 35 red, 24 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23180E?

The complementary color is #0E1923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23180E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23180E color

#23180E rgb(35, 24, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #23180E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 9.4% green and 5.5% blue (35, 24, 14).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 60% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#23180E color codes

HEX	`#23180E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 24, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 9.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 60%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 60%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.34, 3.84, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.34, 8.98, 64.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.099, 1.042, 0.559)`
Decimal	`2299918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23180E, 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 #23180E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23180E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #23180E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23180e; }
.text { color: #23180e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23180e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 24 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23180e, #23230e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #23180E?: #23180E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23180E?: The RGB value is 35, 24, 14: 35 red, 24 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23180E?: The complementary color is #0E1923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23180E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.