What color is #242A2E?

#242A2E is a very dark, grayish azure known as Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cinder?

The RGB value is 36, 42, 46: 36 red, 42 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cinder?

The complementary color is #2E2824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cinder color: hex code #242A2E

#242A2E rgb(36, 42, 46)

Shades of black

Cinder has the hex code #242A2E. It is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.5% green and 18% blue (36, 42, 46).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 12% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

Cinder (#242A2E) color codes

HEX	`#242A2E`
RGB	`rgb(36, 42, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 12%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 22%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 9%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.64, -1.55, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.64, 3.82, 246.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.049, 2.228, 2.906)`
Decimal	`2370094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cinder, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #242A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #242A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242a2e; }
.text { color: #242a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 42 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242a2e, #24252e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #242A2E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #242A2E?: #242A2E is a very dark, grayish azure known as Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cinder?: The RGB value is 36, 42, 46: 36 red, 42 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cinder?: The complementary color is #2E2824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.