What color is #242527?

#242527 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Nero. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242527?

The RGB value is 36, 37, 39: 36 red, 37 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242527?

The complementary color is #272624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242527 color

#242527 rgb(36, 37, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #242527 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 14.5% green and 15.3% blue (36, 37, 39).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nero (#252525), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#242527 color codes

HEX	`#242527`
RGB	`rgb(36, 37, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 14.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 8%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.65, 0.05, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.65, 1.49, 271.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.755, 1.845, 2.183)`
Decimal	`2368807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242527, 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 #242527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #242527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242527; }
.text { color: #242527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 37 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242527, #252427); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #242527?: #242527 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Nero. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242527?: The RGB value is 36, 37, 39: 36 red, 37 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242527?: The complementary color is #272624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.