What color is #241616?

#241616 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241616?

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

What is the complementary color of #241616?

The complementary color is #162424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241616 color

#241616 rgb(36, 22, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #241616 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#241616 color codes

HEX	`#241616`
RGB	`rgb(36, 22, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 8.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.05, 7.13, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.05, 7.67, 21.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.159, 1.007, 0.892)`
Decimal	`2364950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241616, 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 #241616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #241616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241616; }
.text { color: #241616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 22 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241616, #241d16); }

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Questions

What color is #241616?: #241616 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241616?: The RGB value is 36, 22, 22: 36 red, 22 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241616?: The complementary color is #162424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.