What color is #241C29?

#241C29 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241C29?

The RGB value is 36, 28, 41: 36 red, 28 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241C29?

The complementary color is #21291C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241C29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241C29 color

#241C29 rgb(36, 28, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #241C29 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 11% green and 16.1% blue (36, 28, 41).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 19% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#241C29 color codes

HEX	`#241C29`
RGB	`rgb(36, 28, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 11%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 19%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 32%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.73, 7.09, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.73, 10.19, 314.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.543, 1.366, 2.28)`
Decimal	`2366505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241C29, 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 #241C29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241C29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #241C29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241c29; }
.text { color: #241c29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241c29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 28 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241c29, #291c28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #241C29?: #241C29 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241C29?: The RGB value is 36, 28, 41: 36 red, 28 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241C29?: The complementary color is #21291C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241C29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.