What color is #241B18?

#241B18 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241B18?

The RGB value is 36, 27, 24: 36 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241B18?

The complementary color is #182124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241B18 color

#241B18 rgb(36, 27, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #241B18 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.6% green and 9.4% blue (36, 27, 24).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 20% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 33% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#241B18 color codes

HEX	`#241B18`
RGB	`rgb(36, 27, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 20%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 33%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 33%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.74, 3.83, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.74, 5.38, 44.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.284, 1.225, 1.033)`
Decimal	`2366232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241B18, 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 #241B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #241B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241b18; }
.text { color: #241b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 27 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241b18, #242118); }

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Questions

What color is #241B18?: #241B18 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241B18?: The RGB value is 36, 27, 24: 36 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241B18?: The complementary color is #182124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.