What color is #242D22?

#242D22 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 #242D22?

The RGB value is 36, 45, 34: 36 red, 45 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242D22?

The complementary color is #2B222D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242D22 color

#242D22 rgb(36, 45, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #242D22 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.6% green and 13.3% blue (36, 45, 34).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 82% 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 14.25:1).

#242D22 color codes

HEX	`#242D22`
RGB	`rgb(36, 45, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 24%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.31, -6.58, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.31, 8.81, 138.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.955, 2.367, 1.867)`
Decimal	`2370850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242D22, 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 #242D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #242D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242d22; }
.text { color: #242d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 45 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242d22, #222d26); }

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Questions

What color is #242D22?: #242D22 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 #242D22?: The RGB value is 36, 45, 34: 36 red, 45 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242D22?: The complementary color is #2B222D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.