What color is #231918?

#231918 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 #231918?

The RGB value is 35, 25, 24: 35 red, 25 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231918?

The complementary color is #182223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231918 color

#231918 rgb(35, 25, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #231918 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 9.8% green and 9.4% blue (35, 25, 24).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#231918 color codes

HEX	`#231918`
RGB	`rgb(35, 25, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 9.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 31%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 31%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.94, 4.79, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.94, 5.46, 28.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.206, 1.119, 1.016)`
Decimal	`2300184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231918, 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 #231918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #231918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231918; }
.text { color: #231918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 25 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231918, #231e18); }

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Questions

What color is #231918?: #231918 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 #231918?: The RGB value is 35, 25, 24: 35 red, 25 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231918?: The complementary color is #182223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.