What color is #242A26?

#242A26 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 #242A26?

The RGB value is 36, 42, 38: 36 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242A26?

The complementary color is #2A2428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242A26 color

#242A26 rgb(36, 42, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #242A26 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.5% green and 14.9% blue (36, 42, 38).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 8% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#242A26 color codes

HEX	`#242A26`
RGB	`rgb(36, 42, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 8%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 14%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.36, -3.66, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.36, 4.04, 154.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.905, 2.171, 2.152)`
Decimal	`2370086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242A26, 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 #242A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #242A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242a26; }
.text { color: #242a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 42 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242a26, #242a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242A26?: #242A26 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 #242A26?: The RGB value is 36, 42, 38: 36 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242A26?: The complementary color is #2A2428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.