What color is #240202?

#240202 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240202?

The RGB value is 36, 2, 2: 36 red, 2 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240202?

The complementary color is #022424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240202?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240202 color

#240202 rgb(36, 2, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #240202 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 0.8% green and 0.8% blue (36, 2, 2).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 94% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#240202 color codes

HEX	`#240202`
RGB	`rgb(36, 2, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 0.8%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 94%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 94%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.82, 14.68, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.82, 15.56, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.76, 0.423, 0.099)`
Decimal	`2359810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240202, 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 #240202	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240202 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #240202 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240202; }
.text { color: #240202; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240202; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 2 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240202, #241302); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #240202?: #240202 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240202?: The RGB value is 36, 2, 2: 36 red, 2 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240202?: The complementary color is #022424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240202?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.