What color is #241A36?

#241A36 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 #241A36?

The RGB value is 36, 26, 54: 36 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241A36?

The complementary color is #2C361A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241A36 color

#241A36 rgb(36, 26, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #241A36 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.2% green and 21.2% blue (36, 26, 54).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#241A36 color codes

HEX	`#241A36`
RGB	`rgb(36, 26, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 52%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 52%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.83, 12.41, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.83, 20.72, 306.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.763, 1.38, 3.663)`
Decimal	`2366006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241A36, 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 #241A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #241A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241a36; }
.text { color: #241a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 26 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241a36, #321a36); }

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Questions

What color is #241A36?: #241A36 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 #241A36?: The RGB value is 36, 26, 54: 36 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241A36?: The complementary color is #2C361A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.