What color is #240C16?

#240C16 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240C16?

The RGB value is 36, 12, 22: 36 red, 12 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240C16?

The complementary color is #0C241A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240C16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240C16 color

#240C16 rgb(36, 12, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #240C16 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 4.7% green and 8.6% blue (36, 12, 22).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 50% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 39% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#240C16 color codes

HEX	`#240C16`
RGB	`rgb(36, 12, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 4.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 50%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 67%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 39%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.29, 13.64, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.29, 13.69, 355.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.004, 0.696, 0.84)`
Decimal	`2362390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240C16, 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 #240C16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240C16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	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 #240C16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240c16; }
.text { color: #240c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240c16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 12 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240c16, #240e0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #240C16?: #240C16 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240C16?: The RGB value is 36, 12, 22: 36 red, 12 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240C16?: The complementary color is #0C241A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240C16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.