What color is #231B32?

#231B32 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231B32?

The RGB value is 35, 27, 50: 35 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231B32?

The complementary color is #2A321B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231B32 color

#231B32 rgb(35, 27, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #231B32 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 10.6% green and 19.6% blue (35, 27, 50).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 30% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#231B32 color codes

HEX	`#231B32`
RGB	`rgb(35, 27, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 10.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 30%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 46%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.77, 10.06, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.77, 17.09, 306.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.661, 1.371, 3.194)`
Decimal	`2300722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231B32, 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 #231B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #231B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231b32; }
.text { color: #231b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 27 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231b32, #2e1b32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #231B32?: #231B32 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231B32?: The RGB value is 35, 27, 50: 35 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231B32?: The complementary color is #2A321B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.