What color is #231B16?

#231B16 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231B16?

The RGB value is 35, 27, 22: 35 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231B16?

The complementary color is #161E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231B16 color

#231B16 rgb(35, 27, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #231B16 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 10.6% green and 8.6% blue (35, 27, 22).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 23% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 37% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#231B16 color codes

HEX	`#231B16`
RGB	`rgb(35, 27, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 10.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 23%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 37%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 37%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.55, 2.94, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.55, 5.76, 59.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.23, 1.199, 0.926)`
Decimal	`2300694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231B16, 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 #231B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #231B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231b16; }
.text { color: #231b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 27 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231b16, #232216); }

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Questions

What color is #231B16?: #231B16 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231B16?: The RGB value is 35, 27, 22: 35 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231B16?: The complementary color is #161E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.