Information about #232323 color

#232323 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #232323 belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(35, 35, 35) (13.7% red, 13.7% green, 13.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 86 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #232323 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Plock Gray (#232224). Slightly further away sit Raisin Black (#242124) and Black Chestnut Oak (#252321).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (35 each), placing #232323 exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #232323: 15.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:86) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#232323 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#232323 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Reserved

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#4F4F4F

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#7B7B7B

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#A7A7A7

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Light Gray

#D3D3D3
White

#FFFFFF

#232323 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#232323
#1C1C1C

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#151515

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#0E0E0E

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#070707

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Black

#000000

#232323 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Reserved

#232323
#363636

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#484848

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#5A5A5A

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#6D6D6D

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Grey

#808080

Why this page shows fewer blocks

#232323 belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, and greyscale colors have no hue. Hue is an angle on the color wheel, and that angle only exists when a color leans toward one primary more than the others. Here all three channels are equal (R = G = B), so there is nothing to lean and no angle to measure.

Everything built on rotating that angle therefore has nothing to rotate. A complementary color is the hue 180° away — for a grey, that is the same grey. The same goes for analogous, triadic, tetradic and square harmonies. Rather than show seven identical swatches, the register leaves the Hues variation strip and the whole Harmonies section out.

What remains is everything that depends on lightness rather than hue. Tints, shades and tones still work, because they move the color up and down the scale instead of around the wheel. So do the nearest named colors, the conversions and the adjacent color codes.

How the register classifies colors · All greyscale colors in the register

Nearest named colors to #232323

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Plock Gray color link
Plock Gray

#232224

Raisin Black color link
Raisin Black

#242124

Black Chestnut Oak color link
Black Chestnut Oak

#252321

Nero color link
Nero

#252525

Black Charcoal color link
Black Charcoal

#212121

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Double Barbecue color link
Double Barbecue

#282020

Blackjack color link
Blackjack

#1D2020

Maxwell Smart color link
Maxwell Smart

#2A2525

Black Russian color link
Black Russian

#24252B

#232323 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#232323 color image #232323 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#232323
  • RGB35, 35, 35
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 86
  • CSSrgb(35, 35, 35)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 14%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 13.725%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 14%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 14%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.137, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.137, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.137, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID232323
  • DECIMAL ID2302755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers55 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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