Recognised as Colour

#23240B

#23240B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#23240B is a yellow with RGB values 35, 36, 11 and HSL 62°, 53%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#23240B

RGBrgb(35, 36, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1412, 0.0431

RGB percentages13.7%, 14.1%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(62.4, 53.2%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.4, 69.4%, 14.1%)

CMYK2.8%, 0%, 69.4%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,302,987

CSS custom property--colour: #23240B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.81:1

Contrast with white15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#DCDBF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272209no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#27230Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#26211Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.4 Gray · ΔE 43.2 Slate grey · ΔE 47.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C0B24

Analogous#24180B, #17240B

Triadic#0B2324, #240B23

Split complementary#0B1724, #190B24

Tetradic#0B2418, #0C0B24, #240B16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC03B

Lighter +30%#95992F

Lighter +20%#6F7223

Lighter +10%#494B17

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#282A05

Less saturated −25%#1E1E11

Channel breakdown

R35

G36

B11

Red35 (13.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue62.4°

Saturation (HSL)53.19%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 23 · G 24 · B 0B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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