What color is #23281C?

#23281C 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 #23281C?

The RGB value is 35, 40, 28: 35 red, 40 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23281C?

The complementary color is #211C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23281C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23281C color

#23281C rgb(35, 40, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #23281C is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.7% green and 11% blue (35, 40, 28).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 18% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#23281C color codes

HEX	`#23281C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 40, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 18%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 30%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.27, -5.02, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.27, 8.76, 124.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.662, 1.959, 1.389)`
Decimal	`2304028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23281C, 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 #23281C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23281C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #23281C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23281c; }
.text { color: #23281c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23281c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 40 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23281c, #1d281c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23281C?: #23281C 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 #23281C?: The RGB value is 35, 40, 28: 35 red, 40 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23281C?: The complementary color is #211C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23281C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.