What color is #240217?

#240217 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240217?

The RGB value is 36, 2, 23: 36 red, 2 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240217?

The complementary color is #02240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240217 color

#240217 rgb(36, 2, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #240217 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 0.8% green and 9% blue (36, 2, 23).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 36% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.16:1).

#240217 color codes

HEX	`#240217`
RGB	`rgb(36, 2, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 0.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 94%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 36%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.34, 18.26, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.34, 18.87, 345.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.904, 0.48, 0.856)`
Decimal	`2359831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240217, 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 #240217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #240217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240217; }
.text { color: #240217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 2 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240217, #240206); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #240217?: #240217 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240217?: The RGB value is 36, 2, 23: 36 red, 2 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240217?: The complementary color is #02240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.