What color is #240D26?

#240D26 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240D26?

The RGB value is 36, 13, 38: 36 red, 13 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240D26?

The complementary color is #0F260D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240D26 color

#240D26 rgb(36, 13, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #240D26 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 5.1% green and 14.9% blue (36, 13, 38).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 49% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#240D26 color codes

HEX	`#240D26`
RGB	`rgb(36, 13, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 5.1%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 49%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 66%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 66%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.25, 16.88, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.25, 20.71, 324.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.221, 0.803, 1.924)`
Decimal	`2362662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240D26, 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 #240D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #240D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240d26; }
.text { color: #240d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 13 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240d26, #260d1b); }

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Questions

What color is #240D26?: #240D26 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240D26?: The RGB value is 36, 13, 38: 36 red, 13 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240D26?: The complementary color is #0F260D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.