Colour
#231E1E
- #231E1E
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#231E1E is a near-black with RGB values 35, 30, 30 and HSL 0°, 8%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#231E1E#231E1E
HEX#231E1E
RGBrgb(35, 30, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1176, 0.1176
RGB percentages13.7%, 11.8%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(0, 7.7%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 14.3%, 13.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 14.3%, 86.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,301,470
CSS custom property--colour: #231E1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.46:1
Contrast with white16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#DCE1E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E2323
Analogous#231E21, #23211E
Triadic#1E231E, #1E1E23
Split complementary#1E2321, #1E2123
Tetradic#21231E, #1E2323, #211E23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G30
B30
Red35 (13.7%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 23 · G 1E · B 1E
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