What color is #242C20?

#242C20 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242C20?

The RGB value is 36, 44, 32: 36 red, 44 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242C20?

The complementary color is #28202C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242C20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242C20 color

#242C20 rgb(36, 44, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #242C20 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.3% green and 12.5% blue (36, 44, 32).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#242C20 color codes

HEX	`#242C20`
RGB	`rgb(36, 44, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 27%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.9, -6.36, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.9, 9.21, 133.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.889, 2.281, 1.707)`
Decimal	`2370592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242C20, 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 #242C20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242C20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #242C20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242c20; }
.text { color: #242c20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242c20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 44 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242c20, #202c22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242C20?: #242C20 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242C20?: The RGB value is 36, 44, 32: 36 red, 44 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242C20?: The complementary color is #28202C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242C20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.