What color is #232819?

#232819 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232819?

The RGB value is 35, 40, 25: 35 red, 40 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232819?

The complementary color is #1E1928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232819?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232819 color

#232819 rgb(35, 40, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #232819 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.7% green and 9.8% blue (35, 40, 25).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 23% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#232819 color codes

HEX	`#232819`
RGB	`rgb(35, 40, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 23%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 38%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 38%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.2, -5.6, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.2, 10.74, 121.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.627, 1.945, 1.209)`
Decimal	`2304025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232819, 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 #232819	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232819 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #232819 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232819; }
.text { color: #232819; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232819; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 40 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232819, #1c2819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232819?: #232819 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232819?: The RGB value is 35, 40, 25: 35 red, 40 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232819?: The complementary color is #1E1928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232819?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.