What color is #241711?

#241711 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241711?

The RGB value is 36, 23, 17: 36 red, 23 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241711?

The complementary color is #111E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241711?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241711 color

#241711 rgb(36, 23, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #241711 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 9% green and 6.7% blue (36, 23, 17).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 36% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 53% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#241711 color codes

HEX	`#241711`
RGB	`rgb(36, 23, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 36%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 53%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 53%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.23, 5.56, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.23, 8.43, 48.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.135, 1.028, 0.669)`
Decimal	`2365201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241711, 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 #241711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #241711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241711; }
.text { color: #241711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 23 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241711, #242011); }

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Questions

What color is #241711?: #241711 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241711?: The RGB value is 36, 23, 17: 36 red, 23 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241711?: The complementary color is #111E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241711?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.