What color is #241A25?

#241A25 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241A25?

The RGB value is 36, 26, 37: 36 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241A25?

The complementary color is #1B251A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241A25 color

#241A25 rgb(36, 26, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #241A25 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.2% green and 14.5% blue (36, 26, 37).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 17% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#241A25 color codes

HEX	`#241A25`
RGB	`rgb(36, 26, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 17%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 30%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.9, 7.5, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.9, 9.38, 323.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.431, 1.247, 1.915)`
Decimal	`2365989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241A25, 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 #241A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #241A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241a25; }
.text { color: #241a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 26 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241a25, #251a21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #241A25?: #241A25 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241A25?: The RGB value is 36, 26, 37: 36 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241A25?: The complementary color is #1B251A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.