What color is #231D1E?

#231D1E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231D1E?

The RGB value is 35, 29, 30: 35 red, 29 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231D1E?

The complementary color is #1D2322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231D1E color

#231D1E rgb(35, 29, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #231D1E is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.4% green and 11.8% blue (35, 29, 30).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#231D1E color codes

HEX	`#231D1E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 29, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, 3.13, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 3.15, 7.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.367, 1.33, 1.413)`
Decimal	`2301214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231D1E, 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 #231D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	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 #231D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231d1e; }
.text { color: #231d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 29 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231d1e, #231f1d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #231D1E?: #231D1E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231D1E?: The RGB value is 35, 29, 30: 35 red, 29 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231D1E?: The complementary color is #1D2322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.