What color is #231F2E?

#231F2E is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231F2E?

The RGB value is 35, 31, 46: 35 red, 31 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231F2E?

The complementary color is #2A2E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231F2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231F2E color

#231F2E rgb(35, 31, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #231F2E is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 12.2% green and 18% blue (35, 31, 46).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#231F2E color codes

HEX	`#231F2E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 31, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 12.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.83, 5.9, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.83, 10.99, 302.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.676, 1.535, 2.792)`
Decimal	`2301742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231F2E, 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 #231F2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231F2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #231F2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231f2e; }
.text { color: #231f2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231f2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 31 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231f2e, #2a1f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #231F2E?: #231F2E is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231F2E?: The RGB value is 35, 31, 46: 35 red, 31 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231F2E?: The complementary color is #2A2E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231F2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.