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#231C19 Dark Orchestra

#231C19 is a very dark gray named Dark Orchestra. In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.0% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(35, 28, 25)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 17% saturation and 12% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 29% yellow and 86% black. #231C19 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.78:1.

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Variations of #231C19

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#231C19 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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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.

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#231C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #231C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1F1E19
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1E1D19
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F1D19
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1F1E19
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #201D19
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #251B1B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #241C1A
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1D1D1D
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1F1D1C

#231C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.78:1 Super#231C19 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#231C19 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#231C19 in CSS

/* Dark Orchestra */
.color { color: #231C19; }
.background { background-color: #231C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #231C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(35 28 25);
color: hsl(18 17% 12%);
color: oklch(0.234 0.012 44.5);

#231C19 FAQ

What color is #231C19?

#231C19 is a very dark gray. Its closest named color is Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #231C19?

#231C19 is rgb(35, 28, 25) in RGB, hsl(18, 17%, 12%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 29%, 86%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #231C19?

The complementary color of #231C19 is #192023, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #231C19?

White text has the best contrast on #231C19: 16.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #231C19 a warm or cool color?

#231C19 is a neutral color.