What color is #231812?

#231812 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231812?

The RGB value is 35, 24, 18: 35 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231812?

The complementary color is #121D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231812 color

#231812 rgb(35, 24, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #231812 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 9.4% green and 7.1% blue (35, 24, 18).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 32% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 49% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#231812 color codes

HEX	`#231812`
RGB	`rgb(35, 24, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 9.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 32%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 49%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 49%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.44, 4.44, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.44, 7.49, 53.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.129, 1.054, 0.716)`
Decimal	`2299922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231812, 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 #231812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #231812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231812; }
.text { color: #231812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 24 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231812, #232112); }

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Questions

What color is #231812?: #231812 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231812?: The RGB value is 35, 24, 18: 35 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231812?: The complementary color is #121D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.