What color is #240A0F?

#240A0F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240A0F?

The RGB value is 36, 10, 15: 36 red, 10 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240A0F?

The complementary color is #0A241F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240A0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240A0F color

#240A0F rgb(36, 10, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #240A0F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 3.9% green and 5.9% blue (36, 10, 15).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 57% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 58% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#240A0F color codes

HEX	`#240A0F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 10, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 3.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 57%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 72%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 58%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.66, 13.28, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.66, 13.47, 9.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.922, 0.627, 0.524)`
Decimal	`2361871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240A0F, 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 #240A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #240A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240a0f; }
.text { color: #240a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 10 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240a0f, #24120a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #240A0F?: #240A0F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240A0F?: The RGB value is 36, 10, 15: 36 red, 10 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240A0F?: The complementary color is #0A241F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240A0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.