What color is #241D24?

#241D24 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241D24?

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

What is the complementary color of #241D24?

The complementary color is #1D241D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241D24 color

#241D24 rgb(36, 29, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #241D24 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#241D24 color codes

HEX	`#241D24`
RGB	`rgb(36, 29, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 11.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 19%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.83, 5.04, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.83, 6.13, 325.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.485, 1.381, 1.857)`
Decimal	`2366756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241D24, 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 #241D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #241D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241d24; }
.text { color: #241d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 29 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241d24, #241d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #241D24?: #241D24 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241D24?: The RGB value is 36, 29, 36: 36 red, 29 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241D24?: The complementary color is #1D241D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.