What color is #242841?

#242841 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242841?

The RGB value is 36, 40, 65: 36 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242841?

The complementary color is #413D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242841 color

#242841 rgb(36, 40, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242841 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 15.7% green and 25.5% blue (36, 40, 65).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 29% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#242841 color codes

HEX	`#242841`
RGB	`rgb(36, 40, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 15.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 29%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 45%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 38%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.87, 5.84, -16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.87, 17.42, 289.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.44, 2.274, 5.31)`
Decimal	`2369601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242841, 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 #242841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #242841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242841; }
.text { color: #242841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 40 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242841, #2f2441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242841?: #242841 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242841?: The RGB value is 36, 40, 65: 36 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242841?: The complementary color is #413D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.