What color is #241413?

#241413 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 #241413?

The RGB value is 36, 20, 19: 36 red, 20 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241413?

The complementary color is #132324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241413?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241413 color

#241413 rgb(36, 20, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #241413 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 7.8% green and 7.5% blue (36, 20, 19).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 47% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#241413 color codes

HEX	`#241413`
RGB	`rgb(36, 20, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 7.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 47%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 47%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.33, 8.07, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.33, 8.93, 25.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.095, 0.922, 0.736)`
Decimal	`2364435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241413, 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 #241413	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241413 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #241413 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241413; }
.text { color: #241413; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241413; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 20 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241413, #241c13); }

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Questions

What color is #241413?: #241413 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 #241413?: The RGB value is 36, 20, 19: 36 red, 20 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241413?: The complementary color is #132324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241413?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.