What color is #242C21?

#242C21 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 #242C21?

The RGB value is 36, 44, 33: 36 red, 44 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242C21?

The complementary color is #29212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242C21 color

#242C21 rgb(36, 44, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #242C21 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.3% green and 12.9% blue (36, 44, 33).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 14% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#242C21 color codes

HEX	`#242C21`
RGB	`rgb(36, 44, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 14%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 25%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.92, -6.15, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.92, 8.59, 135.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.903, 2.286, 1.78)`
Decimal	`2370593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242C21, 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 #242C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #242C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242c21; }
.text { color: #242c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 44 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242c21, #212c24); }

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Questions

What color is #242C21?: #242C21 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 #242C21?: The RGB value is 36, 44, 33: 36 red, 44 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242C21?: The complementary color is #29212C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.