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#231e02 color: Liquorice Root

#231e02 is rgb(35, 30, 2) in RGB and oklch(23.392% 0.04541 99.618) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

23.4%
0.045
100°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 86%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.26:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #231e02

#231e02 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 23.4% lightness, 0.045 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.69:1 contrast and black text 1.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Liquorice Root (#222200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #231e02 mixed with white

  1. 231e02
  2. 353118
  3. 49452e
  4. 5d5a45
  5. 726f5d
  6. 888676
  7. 9f9d90
  8. b6b5ab
  9. cecdc6
  10. e6e6e2

Darker: #231e02 mixed with black

  1. 231e02
  2. 1d1901
  3. 171301
  4. 110e01
  5. 0c0900
  6. 070500
  7. 040300
  8. 010100
  9. 000000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #231e02 with less saturation

  1. 231e02
  2. 221e05
  3. 221e08
  4. 211e0c
  5. 211e0f
  6. 201e12
  7. 201e14
  8. 1f1e17
  9. 1f1e19
  10. 1e1e1b

Questions about #231e02

What color is #231e02?

#231e02 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Liquorice Root. In RGB it is rgb(35, 30, 2), in HSL hsl(50.91, 89.19%, 7.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(23.392% 0.04541 99.618).

What colors go well with #231e02?

The complementary color of #231e02 is #1a1b33. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b1903 and #172209. The triadic partners are #00222c and #2c1525.

Is white or black text more readable on #231e02?

White text reads better on #231e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and black gives 1.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #231e02 a warm or cool color?

#231e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 23.4% and its chroma 0.045.