What color is #241B1D?

#241B1D is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241B1D?

The RGB value is 36, 27, 29: 36 red, 27 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241B1D?

The complementary color is #1B2422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241B1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241B1D color

#241B1D rgb(36, 27, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #241B1D is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 10.6% green and 11.4% blue (36, 27, 29).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 14% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#241B1D color codes

HEX	`#241B1D`
RGB	`rgb(36, 27, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 10.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 14%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 25%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.9, 4.86, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.9, 4.87, 3.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.341, 1.248, 1.332)`
Decimal	`2366237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241B1D, 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 #241B1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241B1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #241B1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241b1d; }
.text { color: #241b1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241b1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 27 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241b1d, #241e1b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #241B1D?: #241B1D is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241B1D?: The RGB value is 36, 27, 29: 36 red, 27 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241B1D?: The complementary color is #1B2422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241B1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.