What color is #24221E?

#24221E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24221E?

The RGB value is 36, 34, 30: 36 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24221E?

The complementary color is #1E2024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24221E color

#24221E rgb(36, 34, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #24221E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (36, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#24221E color codes

HEX	`#24221E`
RGB	`rgb(36, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.31, 0.03, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.31, 3.03, 89.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.534, 1.613, 1.459)`
Decimal	`2368030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24221E, 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 #24221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #24221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24221e; }
.text { color: #24221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24221e, #23241e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #24221E?: #24221E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24221E?: The RGB value is 36, 34, 30: 36 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24221E?: The complementary color is #1E2024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.