What color is #242C1B?

#242C1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242C1B?

The RGB value is 36, 44, 27: 36 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242C1B?

The complementary color is #231B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242C1B color

#242C1B rgb(36, 44, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #242C1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.3% green and 10.6% blue (36, 44, 27).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 24% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#242C1B color codes

HEX	`#242C1B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 44, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 24%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 39%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 39%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.77, -7.36, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.77, 12.35, 126.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.826, 2.256, 1.376)`
Decimal	`2370587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242C1B, 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 #242C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #242C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242c1b; }
.text { color: #242c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 44 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242c1b, #1b2c1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242C1B?: #242C1B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242C1B?: The RGB value is 36, 44, 27: 36 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242C1B?: The complementary color is #231B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.