Colour

#23211E

#23211E
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#23211E is a near-black with RGB values 35, 33, 30 and HSL 36°, 8%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#23211E

RGBrgb(35, 33, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1294, 0.1176

RGB percentages13.7%, 12.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(36, 7.7%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36, 14.3%, 13.7%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 14.3%, 86.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,302,238

CSS custom property--colour: #23211E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.06:1

Contrast with white16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#DCDEE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#22211Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#22211Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#242020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.7 Gray · ΔE 40.8 Slate grey · ΔE 42.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 45

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E2023

Analogous#231E1E, #23231E

Triadic#1E2321, #211E23

Split complementary#1E2323, #1E1E23

Tetradic#1E231E, #1E2023, #231E23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#90887D

Lighter +30%#756F65

Lighter +20%#5A554D

Lighter +10%#3E3B36

Darker −10%#080706

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B2316

Less saturated −25%#212121

Channel breakdown

R35

G33

B30

Red35 (13.7%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue36°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 23 · G 21 · B 1E

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