What color is #232A2E?

#232A2E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232A2E?

The RGB value is 35, 42, 46: 35 red, 42 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232A2E?

The complementary color is #2E2723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232A2E color

#232A2E rgb(35, 42, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #232A2E is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.5% green and 18% blue (35, 42, 46).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 14% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Cinder (#242A2E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#232A2E color codes

HEX	`#232A2E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 42, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 14%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 24%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 9%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.56, -1.96, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.56, 4.13, 241.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.014, 2.21, 2.905)`
Decimal	`2304558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232A2E, 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 #232A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #232A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232a2e; }
.text { color: #232a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 42 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232a2e, #23252e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #232A2E?: #232A2E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232A2E?: The RGB value is 35, 42, 46: 35 red, 42 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232A2E?: The complementary color is #2E2723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.