What color is #241F3F?

#241F3F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241F3F?

The RGB value is 36, 31, 63: 36 red, 31 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241F3F?

The complementary color is #3A3F1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241F3F color

#241F3F rgb(36, 31, 63)

Shades of blue

The hex color #241F3F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 12.2% green and 24.7% blue (36, 31, 63).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 34% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#241F3F color codes

HEX	`#241F3F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 31, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 12.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 34%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 51%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.91, 11.71, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.91, 22.9, 300.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.115, 1.714, 4.921)`
Decimal	`2367295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241F3F, 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 #241F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #241F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241f3f; }
.text { color: #241f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 31 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241f3f, #341f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #241F3F?: #241F3F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241F3F?: The RGB value is 36, 31, 63: 36 red, 31 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241F3F?: The complementary color is #3A3F1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.