What color is #241F19?

#241F19 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241F19?

The RGB value is 36, 31, 25: 36 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241F19?

The complementary color is #191E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241F19 color

#241F19 rgb(36, 31, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #241F19 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 12.2% green and 9.8% blue (36, 31, 25).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 18% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 31% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#241F19 color codes

HEX	`#241F19`
RGB	`rgb(36, 31, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 12.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 18%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 31%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 31%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.12, 1.13, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.12, 5.11, 77.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.393, 1.425, 1.121)`
Decimal	`2367257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241F19, 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 #241F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #241F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241f19; }
.text { color: #241f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 31 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241f19, #232419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #241F19?: #241F19 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241F19?: The RGB value is 36, 31, 25: 36 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241F19?: The complementary color is #191E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.