What color is #241216?

#241216 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 #241216?

The RGB value is 36, 18, 22: 36 red, 18 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241216?

The complementary color is #122420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241216 color

#241216 rgb(36, 18, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #241216 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 7.1% green and 8.6% blue (36, 18, 22).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 39% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#241216 color codes

HEX	`#241216`
RGB	`rgb(36, 18, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 7.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 50%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 39%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.82, 10.04, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.82, 10.09, 6.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.089, 0.866, 0.869)`
Decimal	`2363926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241216, 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 #241216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #241216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241216; }
.text { color: #241216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 18 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241216, #241712); }

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Questions

What color is #241216?: #241216 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 #241216?: The RGB value is 36, 18, 22: 36 red, 18 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241216?: The complementary color is #122420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.