What color is #24110F?

#24110F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24110F?

The RGB value is 36, 17, 15: 36 red, 17 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24110F?

The complementary color is #0F2224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24110F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24110F color

#24110F rgb(36, 17, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #24110F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 6.7% green and 5.9% blue (36, 17, 15).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 41% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 58% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#24110F color codes

HEX	`#24110F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 17, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 6.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 41%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 58%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 58%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.32, 9.56, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.32, 10.64, 26.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.014, 0.811, 0.555)`
Decimal	`2363663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24110F, 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 #24110F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24110F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #24110F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24110f; }
.text { color: #24110f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24110f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 17 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24110f, #241c0f); }

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Questions

What color is #24110F?: #24110F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24110F?: The RGB value is 36, 17, 15: 36 red, 17 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24110F?: The complementary color is #0F2224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24110F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.