What color is #231E1A?

#231E1A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231E1A?

The RGB value is 35, 30, 26: 35 red, 30 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231E1A?

The complementary color is #1A1F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231E1A color

#231E1A rgb(35, 30, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #231E1A is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.8% green and 10.2% blue (35, 30, 26).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 15% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#231E1A color codes

HEX	`#231E1A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 30, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 15%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 26%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.69, 1.54, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.69, 3.94, 66.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.344, 1.36, 1.169)`
Decimal	`2301466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231E1A, 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 #231E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #231E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231e1a; }
.text { color: #231e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 30 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231e1a, #23231a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #231E1A?: #231E1A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231E1A?: The RGB value is 35, 30, 26: 35 red, 30 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231E1A?: The complementary color is #1A1F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.