What color is #231A22?

#231A22 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231A22?

The RGB value is 35, 26, 34: 35 red, 26 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231A22?

The complementary color is #1A231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231A22 color

#231A22 rgb(35, 26, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #231A22 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 10.2% green and 13.3% blue (35, 26, 34).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 15% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#231A22 color codes

HEX	`#231A22`
RGB	`rgb(35, 26, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 10.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 15%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 26%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.64, 6.28, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.64, 7.35, 328.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.351, 1.212, 1.676)`
Decimal	`2300450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231A22, 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 #231A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #231A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231a22; }
.text { color: #231a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 26 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231a22, #231a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #231A22?: #231A22 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231A22?: The RGB value is 35, 26, 34: 35 red, 26 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231A22?: The complementary color is #1A231B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.