What color is #232520?

#232520 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 #232520?

The RGB value is 35, 37, 32: 35 red, 37 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232520?

The complementary color is #222025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232520 color

#232520 rgb(35, 37, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #232520 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.5% green and 12.5% blue (35, 37, 32).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 7% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#232520 color codes

HEX	`#232520`
RGB	`rgb(35, 37, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 7%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 14%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.31, -2.11, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.31, 3.69, 124.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.615, 1.785, 1.626)`
Decimal	`2303264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232520, 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 #232520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #232520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232520; }
.text { color: #232520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 37 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232520, #212520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232520?: #232520 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 #232520?: The RGB value is 35, 37, 32: 35 red, 37 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232520?: The complementary color is #222025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.