What color is #242A35?

#242A35 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242A35?

The RGB value is 36, 42, 53: 36 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242A35?

The complementary color is #352F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242A35 color

#242A35 rgb(36, 42, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #242A35 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.5% green and 20.8% blue (36, 42, 53).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 19% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#242A35 color codes

HEX	`#242A35`
RGB	`rgb(36, 42, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 19%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 32%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 21%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.93, 0.51, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.93, 7.98, 273.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.198, 2.288, 3.693)`
Decimal	`2370101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242A35, 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 #242A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #242A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242a35; }
.text { color: #242a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 42 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242a35, #262435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #242A35?: #242A35 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242A35?: The RGB value is 36, 42, 53: 36 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242A35?: The complementary color is #352F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.