What color is #241A34?

#241A34 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241A34?

The RGB value is 36, 26, 52: 36 red, 26 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241A34?

The complementary color is #2A341A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241A34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241A34 color

#241A34 rgb(36, 26, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #241A34 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.2% green and 20.4% blue (36, 26, 52).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 33% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#241A34 color codes

HEX	`#241A34`
RGB	`rgb(36, 26, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 33%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 50%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 50%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.7, 11.78, -15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.7, 19.35, 307.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.717, 1.362, 3.421)`
Decimal	`2366004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241A34, 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 #241A34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241A34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #241A34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241a34; }
.text { color: #241a34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241a34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 26 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241a34, #311a34); }

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Questions

What color is #241A34?: #241A34 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241A34?: The RGB value is 36, 26, 52: 36 red, 26 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241A34?: The complementary color is #2A341A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241A34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.