What color is #24252F?

#24252F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24252F?

The RGB value is 36, 37, 47: 36 red, 37 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24252F?

The complementary color is #2F2E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24252F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24252F color

#24252F rgb(36, 37, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #24252F is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 14.5% green and 18.4% blue (36, 37, 47).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 13% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#24252F color codes

HEX	`#24252F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 37, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 14.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 13%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 23%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.97, 2.25, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.97, 7.08, 288.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.902, 1.903, 2.956)`
Decimal	`2368815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24252F, 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 #24252F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24252F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #24252F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24252f; }
.text { color: #24252f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24252f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 37 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24252f, #28242f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #24252F?: #24252F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24252F?: The RGB value is 36, 37, 47: 36 red, 37 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24252F?: The complementary color is #2F2E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24252F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.