What color is #241E26?

#241E26 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 #241E26?

The RGB value is 36, 30, 38: 36 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241E26?

The complementary color is #20261E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241E26 color

#241E26 rgb(36, 30, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #241E26 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 11.8% green and 14.9% blue (36, 30, 38).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#241E26 color codes

HEX	`#241E26`
RGB	`rgb(36, 30, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 11.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 21%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.24, 4.82, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.24, 6.49, 318)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.542, 1.444, 2.031)`
Decimal	`2367014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241E26, 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 #241E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #241E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241e26; }
.text { color: #241e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 30 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241e26, #261e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #241E26?: #241E26 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 #241E26?: The RGB value is 36, 30, 38: 36 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241E26?: The complementary color is #20261E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.