What color is #231E1F?

#231E1F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231E1F?

The RGB value is 35, 30, 31: 35 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231E1F?

The complementary color is #1E2322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231E1F color

#231E1F rgb(35, 30, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #231E1F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.8% green and 12.2% blue (35, 30, 31).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 8% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#231E1F color codes

HEX	`#231E1F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 30, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 8%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 14%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.86, 2.63, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.86, 2.64, 4.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.405, 1.385, 1.489)`
Decimal	`2301471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231E1F, 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 #231E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #231E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231e1f; }
.text { color: #231e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 30 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231e1f, #231f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #231E1F?: #231E1F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231E1F?: The RGB value is 35, 30, 31: 35 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231E1F?: The complementary color is #1E2322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.