What color is #232820?

#232820 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232820?

The RGB value is 35, 40, 32: 35 red, 40 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232820?

The complementary color is #252028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232820?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232820 color

#232820 rgb(35, 40, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #232820 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.7% green and 12.5% blue (35, 40, 32).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#232820 color codes

HEX	`#232820`
RGB	`rgb(35, 40, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 20%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.38, -4.17, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.38, 6.15, 132.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.713, 1.979, 1.658)`
Decimal	`2304032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232820, 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 #232820	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232820 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #232820 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232820; }
.text { color: #232820; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232820; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 40 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232820, #202821); }

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Questions

What color is #232820?: #232820 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232820?: The RGB value is 35, 40, 32: 35 red, 40 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232820?: The complementary color is #252028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232820?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.