What color is #232518?

#232518 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232518?

The RGB value is 35, 37, 24: 35 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232518?

The complementary color is #1A1825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232518 color

#232518 rgb(35, 37, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #232518 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.5% green and 9.4% blue (35, 37, 24).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#232518 color codes

HEX	`#232518`
RGB	`rgb(35, 37, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 35%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 35%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.1, -3.76, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.1, 9.19, 114.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.52, 1.746, 1.121)`
Decimal	`2303256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232518, 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 #232518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #232518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232518; }
.text { color: #232518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 37 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232518, #1d2518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232518?: #232518 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232518?: The RGB value is 35, 37, 24: 35 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232518?: The complementary color is #1A1825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.