What color is #232422?

#232422 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232422?

The RGB value is 35, 36, 34: 35 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232422?

The complementary color is #232224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232422 color

#232422 rgb(35, 36, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #232422 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.1% green and 13.3% blue (35, 36, 34).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Young Night (#232323), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#232422 color codes

HEX	`#232422`
RGB	`rgb(35, 36, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.03, -0.95, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.03, 1.51, 128.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.613, 1.735, 1.763)`
Decimal	`2303010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232422, 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 #232422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #232422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232422; }
.text { color: #232422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 36 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232422, #222422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #232422?: #232422 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232422?: The RGB value is 35, 36, 34: 35 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232422?: The complementary color is #232224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.