What color is #242345?

#242345 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242345?

The RGB value is 36, 35, 69: 36 red, 35 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242345?

The complementary color is #444523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242345 color

#242345 rgb(36, 35, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242345 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 13.7% green and 27.1% blue (36, 35, 69).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 33% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#242345 color codes

HEX	`#242345`
RGB	`rgb(36, 35, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 13.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 33%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 49%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 49%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.52, 10.87, -21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.52, 23.9, 297.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.402, 2.007, 5.89)`
Decimal	`2368325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242345, 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 #242345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #242345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242345; }
.text { color: #242345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 35 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242345, #352345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242345?: #242345 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242345?: The RGB value is 36, 35, 69: 36 red, 35 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242345?: The complementary color is #444523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.