What color is #230517?

#230517 is a very dark, vivid pink. In RGB it is rgb(35, 5, 23), and in HSL hsl(324, 75%, 8%).

Is #230517 accessible as text?

On white, #230517 has a contrast ratio of 19.00:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.11:1 (fails). For text placed on #230517, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #230517?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #230517?

#230517 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #052411. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #230517 below.

Is #230517 good for buttons?

#230517 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #230517 — black text only reaches 1.11:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #230517 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #230517 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#230517 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #230517

Not just a swatch — here's how #230517 works with other colors. Named schemes with #230517 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #230517 Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #5A2232

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #230517 Secondary #B96030 Accent #7C7541 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #230517 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #230517 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #31252B Surface #F3EDE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #230517 Secondary #3B2F35 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #230517 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 58/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 19/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 79/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 9/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 33/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 80/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 23/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 9/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 55/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #230517 with

Deep Purple Jet Black Graphite Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 19.0:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E9B7D5 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #24050D — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #230517 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #230517;
  --color-base-rgb: 35 5 23;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.2% 0.059 346.7);
  --color-50: #FEF1F9;
  --color-100: #FBDAEE;
  --color-200: #F5B8DC;
  --color-300: #E887C1;
  --color-400: #D75BA5;
  --color-500: #BC3888;
  --color-600: #90326A;
  --color-700: #66294D;
  --color-800: #421E34;
  --color-900: #291421;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FEF1F9',
    100: '#FBDAEE',
    200: '#F5B8DC',
    300: '#E887C1',
    400: '#D75BA5',
    500: '#BC3888',
    600: '#90326A',
    700: '#66294D',
    800: '#421E34',
    900: '#291421',
  },
}

$base: #230517;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1F9;
$base-100: #FBDAEE;
$base-200: #F5B8DC;
$base-300: #E887C1;
$base-400: #D75BA5;
$base-500: #BC3888;
$base-600: #90326A;
$base-700: #66294D;
$base-800: #421E34;
$base-900: #291421;
$base-hover: #1D0413;
$base-subtle: #E191C1;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#230517",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FBDAEE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F5B8DC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#E887C1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#D75BA5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#BC3888",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#90326A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#66294D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#421E34",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#291421",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #230517

Color Lab

Pairs with #230517

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