What color is #242C14?

#242C14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242C14?

The RGB value is 36, 44, 20: 36 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242C14?

The complementary color is #1C142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242C14 color

#242C14 rgb(36, 44, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #242C14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.3% green and 7.8% blue (36, 44, 20).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#242C14 color codes

HEX	`#242C14`
RGB	`rgb(36, 44, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 55%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 55%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.64, -8.53, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.64, 16.73, 120.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.754, 2.227, 0.999)`
Decimal	`2370580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242C14, 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 #242C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #242C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242c14; }
.text { color: #242c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 44 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242c14, #182c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242C14?: #242C14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242C14?: The RGB value is 36, 44, 20: 36 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242C14?: The complementary color is #1C142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.