What color is #242A1C?

#242A1C is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242A1C?

The RGB value is 36, 42, 28: 36 red, 42 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242A1C?

The complementary color is #221C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242A1C color

#242A1C rgb(36, 42, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #242A1C is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.5% green and 11% blue (36, 42, 28).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 20% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#242A1C color codes

HEX	`#242A1C`
RGB	`rgb(36, 42, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 20%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 33%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 33%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.08, -5.86, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.08, 10.16, 125.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.765, 2.115, 1.414)`
Decimal	`2370076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242A1C, 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 #242A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #242A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242a1c; }
.text { color: #242a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 42 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242a1c, #1d2a1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242A1C?: #242A1C is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242A1C?: The RGB value is 36, 42, 28: 36 red, 42 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242A1C?: The complementary color is #221C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.