What color is #241B1C?

#241B1C is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241B1C?

The RGB value is 36, 27, 28: 36 red, 27 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241B1C?

The complementary color is #1B2423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241B1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241B1C color

#241B1C rgb(36, 27, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #241B1C is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.6% green and 11% blue (36, 27, 28).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 14% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.82:1).

#241B1C color codes

HEX	`#241B1C`
RGB	`rgb(36, 27, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 14%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 25%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.87, 4.64, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.87, 4.75, 12.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.329, 1.243, 1.268)`
Decimal	`2366236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241B1C, 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 #241B1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241B1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #241B1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241b1c; }
.text { color: #241b1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241b1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 27 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241b1c, #241f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #241B1C?: #241B1C is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241B1C?: The RGB value is 36, 27, 28: 36 red, 27 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241B1C?: The complementary color is #1B2423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241B1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.