What color is #242B3D?

#242B3D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242B3D?

The RGB value is 36, 43, 61: 36 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242B3D?

The complementary color is #3D3624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242B3D color

#242B3D rgb(36, 43, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #242B3D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 16.9% green and 23.9% blue (36, 43, 61).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#242B3D color codes

HEX	`#242B3D`
RGB	`rgb(36, 43, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 16.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 41%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 30%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.64, 2.35, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.64, 12.65, 280.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.433, 2.44, 4.757)`
Decimal	`2370365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242B3D, 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 #242B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #242B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242b3d; }
.text { color: #242b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 43 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242b3d, #2a243d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242B3D?: #242B3D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242B3D?: The RGB value is 36, 43, 61: 36 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242B3D?: The complementary color is #3D3624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.