What color is #240E15?

#240E15 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240E15?

The RGB value is 36, 14, 21: 36 red, 14 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240E15?

The complementary color is #0E241D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240E15 color

#240E15 rgb(36, 14, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #240E15 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 5.5% green and 8.2% blue (36, 14, 21).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 44% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 42% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#240E15 color codes

HEX	`#240E15`
RGB	`rgb(36, 14, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 5.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 44%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 61%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 42%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.71, 12.38, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.71, 12.38, 0.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.02, 0.743, 0.799)`
Decimal	`2362901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240E15, 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 #240E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #240E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240e15; }
.text { color: #240e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 14 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240e15, #24120e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #240E15?: #240E15 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240E15?: The RGB value is 36, 14, 21: 36 red, 14 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240E15?: The complementary color is #0E241D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.