What color is #232308?

#232308 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232308?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 8: 35 red, 35 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232308?

The complementary color is #080823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232308?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232308 color

#232308 rgb(35, 35, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #232308 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 3.1% blue (35, 35, 8).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 63% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 6.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#232308 color codes

HEX	`#232308`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 63%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 77%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 77%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.09, -4.65, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.09, 16.6, 106.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.338, 1.577, 0.464)`
Decimal	`2302728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232308, 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 #232308	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232308 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #232308 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232308; }
.text { color: #232308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232308; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232308, #162308); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232308?: #232308 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232308?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 8: 35 red, 35 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232308?: The complementary color is #080823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232308?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.