What color is #231F29?

#231F29 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231F29?

The RGB value is 35, 31, 41: 35 red, 31 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231F29?

The complementary color is #25291F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231F29 color

#231F29 rgb(35, 31, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #231F29 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 12.2% green and 16.1% blue (35, 31, 41).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#231F29 color codes

HEX	`#231F29`
RGB	`rgb(35, 31, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 12.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 24%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.59, 4.46, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.59, 7.49, 306.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.583, 1.497, 2.303)`
Decimal	`2301737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231F29, 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 #231F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #231F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231f29; }
.text { color: #231f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 31 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231f29, #281f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #231F29?: #231F29 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231F29?: The RGB value is 35, 31, 41: 35 red, 31 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231F29?: The complementary color is #25291F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.