What color is #24161D?

#24161D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24161D?

The RGB value is 36, 22, 29: 36 red, 22 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24161D?

The complementary color is #16241D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24161D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24161D color

#24161D rgb(36, 22, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #24161D is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 8.6% green and 11.4% blue (36, 22, 29).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 19% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#24161D color codes

HEX	`#24161D`
RGB	`rgb(36, 22, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 8.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 39%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 19%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.3, 8.53, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.3, 8.77, 346.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.236, 1.038, 1.297)`
Decimal	`2364957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24161D, 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 #24161D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24161D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #24161D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24161d; }
.text { color: #24161d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24161d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 22 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24161d, #241616); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #24161D?: #24161D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24161D?: The RGB value is 36, 22, 29: 36 red, 22 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24161D?: The complementary color is #16241D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24161D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.