What color is #241A2B?

#241A2B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241A2B?

The RGB value is 36, 26, 43: 36 red, 26 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241A2B?

The complementary color is #212B1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241A2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241A2B color

#241A2B rgb(36, 26, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #241A2B is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.2% green and 16.9% blue (36, 26, 43).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 25% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#241A2B color codes

HEX	`#241A2B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 26, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 25%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 40%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 40%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.19, 9.11, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.19, 13.24, 313.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.533, 1.288, 2.453)`
Decimal	`2365995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241A2B, 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 #241A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241A2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #241A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241a2b; }
.text { color: #241a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 26 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241a2b, #2b1a2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #241A2B?: #241A2B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241A2B?: The RGB value is 36, 26, 43: 36 red, 26 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241A2B?: The complementary color is #212B1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241A2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.