What color is #23091B?

#23091B is a very dark magenta. In RGB it is rgb(35, 9, 27), and in HSL hsl(318, 59%, 9%).

Is #23091B accessible as text?

On white, #23091B has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.13:1 (fails). For text placed on #23091B, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #23091B?

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

What colors go well with #23091B?

#23091B pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #092412. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #23091B below.

Is #23091B good for buttons?

#23091B works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #23091B — black text only reaches 1.13:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #23091B the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #23091B 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.

#23091B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #23091B

Not just a swatch — here's how #23091B works with other colors. Named schemes with #23091B in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #23091B Secondary #7D472D Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #592233

Graphite 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 #23091B Secondary #BA6031 Accent #7D7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Graphite 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 #23091B Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F0E7 Secondary #BCADA0 Ink #2B2723

Graphite 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 #23091B Anchor #141210 Accent #D69B51 Secondary #30252C Surface #F3EDE3

Graphite 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 #23091B Secondary #3D3239 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Graphite 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 Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #23091B 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 56/100

Neutral

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

Softness 20/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 78/100

High

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

Naturalness 5/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 32/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 78/100

High

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

Brand distinctiveness 20/100

Low

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

UI accent fit 10/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 57/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #23091B

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For branding

For interior

For fashion

People also use #23091B with

Russian Violet 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 18.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E4BDD8 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #240913 — 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 #23091B at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #23091B;
  --color-base-rgb: 35 9 27;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(19.2% 0.052 341.1);
  --color-50: #FCF2F9;
  --color-100: #F7DEF0;
  --color-200: #EEBEE0;
  --color-300: #DE92C7;
  --color-400: #CA68AD;
  --color-500: #AE468F;
  --color-600: #863C70;
  --color-700: #5F3051;
  --color-800: #3F2236;
  --color-900: #271722;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#FCF2F9',
    100: '#F7DEF0',
    200: '#EEBEE0',
    300: '#DE92C7',
    400: '#CA68AD',
    500: '#AE468F',
    600: '#863C70',
    700: '#5F3051',
    800: '#3F2236',
    900: '#271722',
  },
}

$base: #23091B;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FCF2F9;
$base-100: #F7DEF0;
$base-200: #EEBEE0;
$base-300: #DE92C7;
$base-400: #CA68AD;
$base-500: #AE468F;
$base-600: #863C70;
$base-700: #5F3051;
$base-800: #3F2236;
$base-900: #271722;
$base-hover: #1D0817;
$base-subtle: #D99AC6;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#23091B",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FCF2F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F7DEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#EEBEE0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#DE92C7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#CA68AD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#AE468F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#863C70",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#5F3051",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#3F2236",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#271722",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}