What color is #241A20?

#241A20 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 #241A20?

The RGB value is 36, 26, 32: 36 red, 26 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241A20?

The complementary color is #1A241E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241A20 color

#241A20 rgb(36, 26, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #241A20 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.2% green and 12.5% blue (36, 26, 32).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 16% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#241A20 color codes

HEX	`#241A20`
RGB	`rgb(36, 26, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 16%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 28%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.69, 6.27, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.69, 6.66, 340.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.358, 1.218, 1.53)`
Decimal	`2365984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241A20, 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 #241A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #241A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241a20; }
.text { color: #241a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 26 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241a20, #241a1b); }

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Questions

What color is #241A20?: #241A20 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 #241A20?: The RGB value is 36, 26, 32: 36 red, 26 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241A20?: The complementary color is #1A241E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.