What color is #242A36?

#242A36 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242A36?

The RGB value is 36, 42, 54: 36 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242A36?

The complementary color is #363024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242A36 color

#242A36 rgb(36, 42, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #242A36 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.5% green and 21.2% blue (36, 42, 54).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#242A36 color codes

HEX	`#242A36`
RGB	`rgb(36, 42, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 33%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 22%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, 0.81, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 8.63, 275.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.221, 2.297, 3.816)`
Decimal	`2370102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242A36, 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 #242A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #242A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242a36; }
.text { color: #242a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 42 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242a36, #272436); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #242A36?: #242A36 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242A36?: The RGB value is 36, 42, 54: 36 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242A36?: The complementary color is #363024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.