What color is #242745?

#242745 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 #242745?

The RGB value is 36, 39, 69: 36 red, 39 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242745?

The complementary color is #454224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242745 color

#242745 rgb(36, 39, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242745 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 15.3% green and 27.1% blue (36, 39, 69).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#242745 color codes

HEX	`#242745`
RGB	`rgb(36, 39, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 15.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 48%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 43%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.78, 7.96, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.78, 20.88, 292.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.527, 2.256, 5.931)`
Decimal	`2369349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242745, 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 #242745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #242745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242745; }
.text { color: #242745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 39 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242745, #312445); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242745?: #242745 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 #242745?: The RGB value is 36, 39, 69: 36 red, 39 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242745?: The complementary color is #454224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.