What color is #232111?

#232111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232111?

The RGB value is 35, 33, 17: 35 red, 33 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232111?

The complementary color is #111323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232111 color

#232111 rgb(35, 33, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #232111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 12.9% green and 6.7% blue (35, 33, 17).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 51% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#232111 color codes

HEX	`#232111`
RGB	`rgb(35, 33, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 12.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 51%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 51%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.52, -2.18, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.52, 11.12, 101.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.338, 1.486, 0.746)`
Decimal	`2302225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232111, 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 #232111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #232111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232111; }
.text { color: #232111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 33 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232111, #1c2311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232111?: #232111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232111?: The RGB value is 35, 33, 17: 35 red, 33 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232111?: The complementary color is #111323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.