What color is #231C27?

#231C27 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231C27?

The RGB value is 35, 28, 39: 35 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231C27?

The complementary color is #20271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231C27 color

#231C27 rgb(35, 28, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #231C27 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11% green and 15.3% blue (35, 28, 39).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 16% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#231C27 color codes

HEX	`#231C27`
RGB	`rgb(35, 28, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 16%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 28%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.51, 6.11, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.51, 8.7, 314.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.475, 1.334, 2.099)`
Decimal	`2300967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231C27, 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 #231C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #231C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231c27; }
.text { color: #231c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 28 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231c27, #271c25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #231C27?: #231C27 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231C27?: The RGB value is 35, 28, 39: 35 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231C27?: The complementary color is #20271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.