What color is #242949?

#242949 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 #242949?

The RGB value is 36, 41, 73: 36 red, 41 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242949?

The complementary color is #494424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242949 color

#242949 rgb(36, 41, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242949 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.1% green and 28.6% blue (36, 41, 73).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 34% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#242949 color codes

HEX	`#242949`
RGB	`rgb(36, 41, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 34%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 51%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 44%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.65, 7.93, -20.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.65, 22.13, 291)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.723, 2.442, 6.63)`
Decimal	`2369865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242949, 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 #242949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #242949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242949; }
.text { color: #242949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 41 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242949, #322449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242949?: #242949 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 #242949?: The RGB value is 36, 41, 73: 36 red, 41 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242949?: The complementary color is #494424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.