What color is #231917?

#231917 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231917?

The RGB value is 35, 25, 23: 35 red, 25 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231917?

The complementary color is #172123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231917 color

#231917 rgb(35, 25, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #231917 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 9.8% green and 9% blue (35, 25, 23).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 34% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.17:1).

#231917 color codes

HEX	`#231917`
RGB	`rgb(35, 25, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 9.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 34%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 34%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.91, 4.59, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.91, 5.67, 35.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.195, 1.115, 0.963)`
Decimal	`2300183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231917, 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 #231917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.17:1	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 #231917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231917; }
.text { color: #231917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 25 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231917, #231f17); }

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Questions

What color is #231917?: #231917 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231917?: The RGB value is 35, 25, 23: 35 red, 25 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231917?: The complementary color is #172123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.