What color is #242A3E?

#242A3E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242A3E?

The RGB value is 36, 42, 62: 36 red, 42 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242A3E?

The complementary color is #3E3824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242A3E color

#242A3E rgb(36, 42, 62)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242A3E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.5% green and 24.3% blue (36, 42, 62).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#242A3E color codes

HEX	`#242A3E`
RGB	`rgb(36, 42, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 32%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.36, 3.39, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.36, 13.98, 284.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.425, 2.379, 4.888)`
Decimal	`2370110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242A3E, 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 #242A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #242A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242a3e; }
.text { color: #242a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 42 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242a3e, #2b243e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242A3E?: #242A3E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242A3E?: The RGB value is 36, 42, 62: 36 red, 42 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242A3E?: The complementary color is #3E3824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.