What color is #00242A?

#00242A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00242A?

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

What is the complementary color of #00242A?

The complementary color is #2A0600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00242A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00242A color

#00242A rgb(0, 36, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #00242A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 14.1% green and 16.5% blue (0, 36, 42).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#00242A color codes

HEX	`#00242A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 36, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 14.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 14%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.15, -10.02, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.15, 12.59, 217.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.049, 1.429, 2.411)`
Decimal	`9258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00242A, 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 #00242A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00242A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #00242A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00242a; }
.text { color: #00242a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00242a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 36 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00242a, #000f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #00242A?: #00242A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00242A?: The RGB value is 0, 36, 42: 0 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00242A?: The complementary color is #2A0600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00242A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.