What color is #241B11?

#241B11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241B11?

The RGB value is 36, 27, 17: 36 red, 27 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241B11?

The complementary color is #111A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241B11 color

#241B11 rgb(36, 27, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #241B11 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.6% green and 6.7% blue (36, 27, 17).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 36% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 53% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#241B11 color codes

HEX	`#241B11`
RGB	`rgb(36, 27, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 36%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 53%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 53%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.55, 2.64, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.55, 8.63, 72.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.221, 1.199, 0.697)`
Decimal	`2366225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241B11, 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 #241B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #241B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241b11; }
.text { color: #241b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 27 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241b11, #242411); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #241B11?: #241B11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241B11?: The RGB value is 36, 27, 17: 36 red, 27 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241B11?: The complementary color is #111A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.