What color is #241F36?

#241F36 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241F36?

The RGB value is 36, 31, 54: 36 red, 31 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241F36?

The complementary color is #31361F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241F36 color

#241F36 rgb(36, 31, 54)

Shades of blue

The hex color #241F36 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 12.2% green and 21.2% blue (36, 31, 54).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#241F36 color codes

HEX	`#241F36`
RGB	`rgb(36, 31, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 12.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 43%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.36, 8.75, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.36, 16.66, 301.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.883, 1.621, 3.703)`
Decimal	`2367286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241F36, 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 #241F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #241F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241f36; }
.text { color: #241f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 31 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241f36, #2f1f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #241F36?: #241F36 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241F36?: The RGB value is 36, 31, 54: 36 red, 31 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241F36?: The complementary color is #31361F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.