What color is #24121E?

#24121E 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 #24121E?

The RGB value is 36, 18, 30: 36 red, 18 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24121E?

The complementary color is #122418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24121E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24121E color

#24121E rgb(36, 18, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #24121E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 7.1% green and 11.8% blue (36, 18, 30).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 17% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#24121E color codes

HEX	`#24121E`
RGB	`rgb(36, 18, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 7.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 50%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 17%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.14, 11.66, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.14, 12.51, 338.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.178, 0.901, 1.34)`
Decimal	`2363934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24121E, 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 #24121E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24121E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #24121E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24121e; }
.text { color: #24121e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24121e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 18 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24121e, #241215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #24121E?: #24121E 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 #24121E?: The RGB value is 36, 18, 30: 36 red, 18 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24121E?: The complementary color is #122418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24121E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.