What color is #232826?

#232826 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 #232826?

The RGB value is 35, 40, 38: 35 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232826?

The complementary color is #282325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232826?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232826 color

#232826 rgb(35, 40, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #232826 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.7% green and 14.9% blue (35, 40, 38).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 7% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#232826 color codes

HEX	`#232826`
RGB	`rgb(35, 40, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 7%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, -2.74, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 2.79, 168.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.802, 2.015, 2.127)`
Decimal	`2304038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232826, 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 #232826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232826 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #232826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232826; }
.text { color: #232826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 40 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232826, #232828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232826?: #232826 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 #232826?: The RGB value is 35, 40, 38: 35 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232826?: The complementary color is #282325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232826?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.