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#230F09 closest to Italian Roast

#230F09 is a very dark black; the closest named color is Italian Roast. In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 5.9% green and 3.5% blue (rgb(35, 15, 9)). Its HSL value is 14° hue, 59% saturation and 9% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 74% yellow and 86% black. #230F09 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.36:1.

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Variations of #230F09

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

230F091D0B071708051105030C0302070201040101010000000000000000

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

230F0936231D4A37325F4D487464608A7C78A09592B7AFACCFC9C7E7E4E3

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

230F092C191335231E3E2E294739355044405A504C635B596D6766767473

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

210E18220E15230E12230E0F230E0C230F092210062111042012031E13021C1402

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

2B26372A222E281D2427191B251412230F092B130B32180C3A1C0E43210F4B2510

#230F09 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

230F09091D23
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

230F0909231C091023
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

230F0909230F0F0923
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

230F091D2309091D230F0923
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#230F09 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #230F09 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #191609
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #141208
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #191209
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #191609
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1C1409
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #270C0E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #250E0B
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #141414
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #191312

#230F09 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.36:1 Super#230F09 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.14:1 Very poor#230F09 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#230F09 in CSS

/* Italian Roast */
.color { color: #230F09; }
.background { background-color: #230F09; }
.border { border: 1px solid #230F09; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(35 15 9);
color: hsl(14 59% 9%);
color: oklch(0.197 0.036 37.6);

#230F09 FAQ

What color is #230F09?

#230F09 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Italian Roast. It belongs to the black color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #230F09?

#230F09 is rgb(35, 15, 9) in RGB, hsl(14, 59%, 9%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 57%, 74%, 86%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #230F09?

The complementary color of #230F09 is #091D23, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #230F09?

White text has the best contrast on #230F09: 18.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #230F09 a warm or cool color?

#230F09 is a warm color.