What color is #24212B?

#24212B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24212B?

The RGB value is 36, 33, 43: 36 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24212B?

The complementary color is #282B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24212B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24212B color

#24212B rgb(36, 33, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #24212B is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 12.9% green and 16.9% blue (36, 33, 43).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 13% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#24212B color codes

HEX	`#24212B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 33, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 12.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 13%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 23%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.45, 3.99, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.45, 7.32, 302.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.707, 1.637, 2.511)`
Decimal	`2367787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24212B, 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 #24212B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24212B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #24212B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24212b; }
.text { color: #24212b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24212b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 33 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24212b, #29212b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #24212B?: #24212B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24212B?: The RGB value is 36, 33, 43: 36 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24212B?: The complementary color is #282B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24212B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.