What color is #23230E?

#23230E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23230E?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 14: 35 red, 35 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23230E?

The complementary color is #0E0E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23230E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23230E color

#23230E rgb(35, 35, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #23230E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 5.5% blue (35, 35, 14).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 6.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#23230E color codes

HEX	`#23230E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 60%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 60%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.18, -3.97, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.18, 13.99, 106.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.373, 1.591, 0.65)`
Decimal	`2302734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23230E, 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 #23230E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23230E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #23230E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23230e; }
.text { color: #23230e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23230e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23230e, #19230e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23230E?: #23230E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23230E?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 14: 35 red, 35 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23230E?: The complementary color is #0E0E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23230E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.