What color is #231E1C?

#231E1C is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231E1C?

The RGB value is 35, 30, 28: 35 red, 30 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231E1C?

The complementary color is #1C2123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231E1C?

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.

#231E1C color

#231E1C rgb(35, 30, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #231E1C is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.8% green and 11% blue (35, 30, 28).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 11% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#231E1C color codes

HEX	`#231E1C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 30, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 11%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 20%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.75, 1.96, 2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.75, 2.99, 48.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.367, 1.37, 1.291)`
Decimal	`2301468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231E1C, 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 #231E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231E1C 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 #231E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231e1c; }
.text { color: #231e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 30 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231e1c, #23221c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #231E1C?: #231E1C is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231E1C?: The RGB value is 35, 30, 28: 35 red, 30 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231E1C?: The complementary color is #1C2123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231E1C?: 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.