What color is #240B20?

#240B20 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240B20?

The RGB value is 36, 11, 32: 36 red, 11 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240B20?

The complementary color is #0B240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240B20 color

#240B20 rgb(36, 11, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #240B20 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 4.3% green and 12.5% blue (36, 11, 32).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 53% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#240B20 color codes

HEX	`#240B20`
RGB	`rgb(36, 11, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 4.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 53%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 69%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.49, 16.42, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.49, 18.53, 332.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.108, 0.719, 1.447)`
Decimal	`2362144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240B20, 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 #240B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #240B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240b20; }
.text { color: #240b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 11 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240b20, #240b13); }

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Questions

What color is #240B20?: #240B20 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240B20?: The RGB value is 36, 11, 32: 36 red, 11 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240B20?: The complementary color is #0B240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.