What color is #242924?

#242924 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242924?

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

What is the complementary color of #242924?

The complementary color is #292429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242924?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242924 color

#242924 rgb(36, 41, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #242924 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#242924 color codes

HEX	`#242924`
RGB	`rgb(36, 41, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.1%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.94, -3.46, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.94, 4.29, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.839, 2.088, 1.975)`
Decimal	`2369828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242924, 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 #242924	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242924 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #242924 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242924; }
.text { color: #242924; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242924; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 41 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242924, #242927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242924?: #242924 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242924?: The RGB value is 36, 41, 36: 36 red, 41 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242924?: The complementary color is #292429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242924?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.