What color is #232421?

#232421 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232421?

The RGB value is 35, 36, 33: 35 red, 36 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232421?

The complementary color is #222124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232421?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232421 color

#232421 rgb(35, 36, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #232421 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.1% green and 12.9% blue (35, 36, 33).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 4% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#232421 color codes

HEX	`#232421`
RGB	`rgb(35, 36, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.1%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 4%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 8%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.99, -1.18, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.99, 2.19, 122.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.598, 1.729, 1.688)`
Decimal	`2303009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232421, 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 #232421	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232421 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #232421 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232421; }
.text { color: #232421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232421; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 36 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232421, #222421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #232421?: #232421 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232421?: The RGB value is 35, 36, 33: 35 red, 36 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232421?: The complementary color is #222124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232421?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.