What color is #24271B?

#24271B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24271B?

The RGB value is 36, 39, 27: 36 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24271B?

The complementary color is #1E1B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24271B?

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.

#24271B color

#24271B rgb(36, 39, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #24271B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 15.3% green and 10.6% blue (36, 39, 27).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 18% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#24271B color codes

HEX	`#24271B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 39, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 15.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 18%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 31%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.98, -4.05, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.98, 8.53, 118.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.651, 1.905, 1.317)`
Decimal	`2369307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24271B, 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 #24271B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24271B 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 #24271B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24271b; }
.text { color: #24271b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24271b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 39 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24271b, #1e271b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #24271B?: #24271B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24271B?: The RGB value is 36, 39, 27: 36 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24271B?: The complementary color is #1E1B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24271B?: 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.