#231c16

Color #231c16

A muted very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#231c16

RGB

rgb(35, 28, 22)

HSL

hsl(27.7, 22.8%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.7, 37.1%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20%, 37.1%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(10.89, 2.21, 5.43)

LCH

lch(10.89, 5.86, 67.85)

OKLCH

oklch(23.3%, 0.0157, 62.62)

HWB

hwb(27.7, 8.6%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#161d23

Analogous

#231617

#231c16

#232316

Triadic

#231c16

#16231c

#1c1623

Split-complementary

#231c16

#162323

#161723

Tetradic

#231c16

#1d2316

#161d23

#1c1623

Square

#231c16

#172316

#161d23

#231623

Shades

Color #231c16 mixed toward black.

#1d1712

#17130f

#120e0b

#0c0907

#060504

Tints

Color #231c16 mixed toward white.

#514133

#806650

#a88c74

#c5b2a2

#e2d9d1

Tones

Color #231c16 mixed toward gray.

#221c17

#211c18

#201c19

#1f1c1a

#1e1c1b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202018 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#212118 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#231919 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231c16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231c16]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#231c16 (#231c16) is rgb(35, 28, 22) in RGB.

No, #231c16 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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