#231e1b

Color #231e1b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#231e1b

RGB

rgb(35, 30, 27)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 12.9%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 22.9%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 22.9%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(11.72, 1.75, 2.94)

LCH

lch(11.72, 3.42, 59.24)

OKLCH

oklch(24%, 0.0096, 53.01)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 10.6%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b2023

Analogous

#231b1c

#231e1b

#23221b

Triadic

#231e1b

#1b231e

#1e1b23

Split-complementary

#231e1b

#1b2322

#1b1c23

Tetradic

#231e1b

#20231b

#1b2023

#1e1b23

Square

#231e1b

#1c231b

#1b2023

#221b23

Shades

Color #231e1b mixed toward black.

#1d1917

#171412

#120f0e

#0c0a09

#060505

Tints

Color #231e1b mixed toward white.

#4d423c

#77665c

#9d8b81

#beb2ab

#ded8d5

Tones

Color #231e1b mixed toward gray.

#221e1c

#211f1d

#201f1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21211c · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#21221c · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#231c1c · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 3.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #231e1b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231e1b]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#231e1b (#231e1b) is rgb(35, 30, 27) in RGB.

No, #231e1b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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