What color is #232212?

#232212 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232212?

The RGB value is 35, 34, 18: 35 red, 34 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232212?

The complementary color is #121323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232212 color

#232212 rgb(35, 34, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #232212 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.3% green and 7.1% blue (35, 34, 18).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 49% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#232212 color codes

HEX	`#232212`
RGB	`rgb(35, 34, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 49%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 49%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.89, -2.72, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.89, 11.15, 104.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.374, 1.545, 0.798)`
Decimal	`2302482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232212, 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 #232212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	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 #232212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232212; }
.text { color: #232212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 34 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232212, #1c2312); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232212?: #232212 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232212?: The RGB value is 35, 34, 18: 35 red, 34 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232212?: The complementary color is #121323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.