What color is #242829?

#242829 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242829?

The RGB value is 36, 40, 41: 36 red, 40 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242829?

The complementary color is #292524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242829?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242829 color

#242829 rgb(36, 40, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #242829 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 15.7% green and 16.1% blue (36, 40, 41).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 6% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Graphite Black (#262A2B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#242829 color codes

HEX	`#242829`
RGB	`rgb(36, 40, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 15.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 6%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.76, -1.53, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.76, 1.99, 219.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.886, 2.053, 2.394)`
Decimal	`2369577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242829, 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 #242829	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242829 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #242829 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242829; }
.text { color: #242829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242829; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 40 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242829, #242629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #242829?: #242829 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242829?: The RGB value is 36, 40, 41: 36 red, 40 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242829?: The complementary color is #292524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242829?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.