What color is #242917?

#242917 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242917?

The RGB value is 36, 41, 23: 36 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242917?

The complementary color is #1C1729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242917 color

#242917 rgb(36, 41, 23)

Shades of gray

The hex color #242917 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.1% green and 9% blue (36, 41, 23).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 28% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#242917 color codes

HEX	`#242917`
RGB	`rgb(36, 41, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 28%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 44%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 44%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, -6.12, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 12.67, 118.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.675, 2.023, 1.113)`
Decimal	`2369815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242917, 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 #242917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #242917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242917; }
.text { color: #242917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 41 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242917, #1b2917); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242917?: #242917 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242917?: The RGB value is 36, 41, 23: 36 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242917?: The complementary color is #1C1729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.