What color is #242A1E?

#242A1E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242A1E?

The RGB value is 36, 42, 30: 36 red, 42 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242A1E?

The complementary color is #241E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242A1E color

#242A1E rgb(36, 42, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #242A1E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.5% green and 11.8% blue (36, 42, 30).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 17% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#242A1E color codes

HEX	`#242A1E`
RGB	`rgb(36, 42, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 17%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 29%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.13, -5.46, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.13, 8.87, 128.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.79, 2.125, 1.544)`
Decimal	`2370078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242A1E, 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 #242A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #242A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242a1e; }
.text { color: #242a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 42 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242a1e, #1e2a1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242A1E?: #242A1E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242A1E?: The RGB value is 36, 42, 30: 36 red, 42 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242A1E?: The complementary color is #241E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.