What color is #242221?

#242221 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242221?

The RGB value is 36, 34, 33: 36 red, 34 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242221?

The complementary color is #212324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242221 color

#242221 rgb(36, 34, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #242221 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 13.3% green and 12.9% blue (36, 34, 33).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 4% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Young Night (#232323), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#242221 color codes

HEX	`#242221`
RGB	`rgb(36, 34, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 13.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 4%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 8%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.41, 0.7, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.41, 1.23, 55.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.574, 1.629, 1.67)`
Decimal	`2368033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242221, 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 #242221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #242221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242221; }
.text { color: #242221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 34 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242221, #242421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #242221?: #242221 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Young Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242221?: The RGB value is 36, 34, 33: 36 red, 34 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242221?: The complementary color is #212324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.