What color is #241004?

#241004 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241004?

The RGB value is 36, 16, 4: 36 red, 16 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241004?

The complementary color is #041824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241004?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241004 color

#241004 rgb(36, 16, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #241004 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 6.3% green and 1.6% blue (36, 16, 4).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 80% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 89% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#241004 color codes

HEX	`#241004`
RGB	`rgb(36, 16, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 6.3%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 80%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 89%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 89%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.82, 8.79, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.82, 12.38, 44.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.935, 0.755, 0.211)`
Decimal	`2363396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241004, 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 #241004	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241004 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #241004 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241004; }
.text { color: #241004; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241004; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 16 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241004, #242004); }

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Questions

What color is #241004?: #241004 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241004?: The RGB value is 36, 16, 4: 36 red, 16 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241004?: The complementary color is #041824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241004?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.