What color is #242733?

#242733 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242733?

The RGB value is 36, 39, 51: 36 red, 39 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242733?

The complementary color is #333024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242733 color

#242733 rgb(36, 39, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #242733 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 15.3% green and 20% blue (36, 39, 51).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#242733 color codes

HEX	`#242733`
RGB	`rgb(36, 39, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 15.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.83, 2.01, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.83, 8.49, 283.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.05, 2.065, 3.422)`
Decimal	`2369331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242733, 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 #242733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #242733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242733; }
.text { color: #242733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 39 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242733, #292433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #242733?: #242733 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242733?: The RGB value is 36, 39, 51: 36 red, 39 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242733?: The complementary color is #333024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.