What color is #232000?

#232000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232000?

The RGB value is 35, 32, 0: 35 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232000?

The complementary color is #000323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232000 color

#232000 rgb(35, 32, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #232000 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 12.5% green and 0% blue (35, 32, 0).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 100% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 7.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#232000 color codes

HEX	`#232000`
RGB	`rgb(35, 32, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 12.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 100%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.89, -3.49, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.89, 17.92, 101.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.21, 1.39, 0.205)`
Decimal	`2301952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232000, 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 #232000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #232000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232000; }
.text { color: #232000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 32 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232000, #152300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232000?: #232000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232000?: The RGB value is 35, 32, 0: 35 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232000?: The complementary color is #000323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.