What color is #242D1A?

#242D1A 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 #242D1A?

The RGB value is 36, 45, 26: 36 red, 45 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242D1A?

The complementary color is #231A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242D1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242D1A color

#242D1A rgb(36, 45, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #242D1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.6% green and 10.2% blue (36, 45, 26).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 27% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#242D1A color codes

HEX	`#242D1A`
RGB	`rgb(36, 45, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 27%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 42%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 42%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.11, -8.18, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.11, 13.75, 126.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.852, 2.326, 1.329)`
Decimal	`2370842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242D1A, 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 #242D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #242D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242d1a; }
.text { color: #242d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 45 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242d1a, #1a2d1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242D1A?: #242D1A 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 #242D1A?: The RGB value is 36, 45, 26: 36 red, 45 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242D1A?: The complementary color is #231A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242D1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.