What color is #232824?

#232824 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 #232824?

The RGB value is 35, 40, 36: 35 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232824?

The complementary color is #282327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232824 color

#232824 rgb(35, 40, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #232824 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.7% green and 14.1% blue (35, 40, 36).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 7% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#232824 color codes

HEX	`#232824`
RGB	`rgb(35, 40, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 7%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.5, -3.23, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.5, 3.74, 149.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.77, 2.002, 1.962)`
Decimal	`2304036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232824, 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 #232824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	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 #232824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232824; }
.text { color: #232824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 40 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232824, #232827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232824?: #232824 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 #232824?: The RGB value is 35, 40, 36: 35 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232824?: The complementary color is #282327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.