Recognised as Colour

#231C1E

#231C1E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#231C1E is a red with RGB values 35, 28, 30 and HSL 343°, 11%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#231C1E#231C1E

HEX#231C1E

RGBrgb(35, 28, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1098, 0.1176

RGB percentages13.7%, 11%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(342.9, 11.1%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 20%, 13.7%)

CMYK0%, 20%, 14.3%, 86.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,300,958

CSS custom property--colour: #231C1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.72:1

Contrast with white16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#DCE3E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1D1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E1E1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#241C1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 11.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Gray · ΔE 42.6 Slate grey · ΔE 43.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1C2321

Analogous#231C22, #231E1C

Triadic#1E231C, #1C1E23

Split complementary#1C231E, #1C2223

Tetradic#22231C, #1C2321, #1E1C23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#937880

Lighter +30%#786067

Lighter +20%#5C494F

Lighter +10%#3F3336

Darker −10%#070506

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B141B

Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R35

G28

B30

Red35 (13.7%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 23 · G 1C · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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