#231500#231500
#231500 is a very dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 20.9% C 0.044 H 77.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #231500 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 21, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 100%, 7%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 100%, 14%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 86.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(8.07, 4.37, 12.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(8.07, 12.94, 70.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(20.91% 0.0094 0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(20.91% 0.044 77.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.9614, 0.8937, 0.1219) |
| Luminance | 0.0089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.23
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.66
Very Dark Brown
#1D0200
ΔE00 10.17
Black
#000000
ΔE00 11.58
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 11.69
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 11.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#231500 #000E23
analogous
#230400 #231500 #202300
triadic
#231500 #002315 #150023
tetradic
#231500 #002304 #000E23 #230020
square
#231500 #002304 #000E23 #230020
split-complementary
#231500 #002023 #040023
monochromatic
#1F1200 #1F1200 #231500 #603A00 #9D5E00
Accessibility & contrast
On white
17.81
#231500 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.18
#231500 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #231500
17.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##231500 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##231500 | 1.00 | 17.81 | 1.18 | 17.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 17.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 17.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A1600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D1900
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#271110
Achromatopsia (no color)
#181818
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #231500; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 21, 0); /* oklch */ color: oklch(20.9% 0.044 77.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5e5246',
500: '#231500',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #231500; $custom-light: #5e5246; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#231500",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 21,
"b": 0
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36,
"s": 100,
"l": 6.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.20912,
"c": 0.04366,
"h": 77.5
},
"luminance": 0.00894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#231500
secondary
#13376C
accent
#7EFF29
background
#F5F4F3
surface
#E9E7E5
border
#C5C3C1
text
#040200
muted
#797877