What color is #241909?

#241909 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241909?

The RGB value is 36, 25, 9: 36 red, 25 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241909?

The complementary color is #091424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241909?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241909 color

#241909 rgb(36, 25, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #241909 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 9.8% green and 3.5% blue (36, 25, 9).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 60% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 75% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#241909 color codes

HEX	`#241909`
RGB	`rgb(36, 25, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 9.8%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 60%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 75%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 75%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.72, 3.07, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.72, 11.33, 74.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.125, 1.09, 0.41)`
Decimal	`2365705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241909, 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 #241909	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241909 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #241909 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241909; }
.text { color: #241909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241909; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 25 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241909, #222409); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #241909?: #241909 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241909?: The RGB value is 36, 25, 9: 36 red, 25 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241909?: The complementary color is #091424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241909?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.