What color is #242D2A?

#242D2A is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242D2A?

The RGB value is 36, 45, 42: 36 red, 45 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242D2A?

The complementary color is #2D2427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242D2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242D2A color

#242D2A rgb(36, 45, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #242D2A is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.6% green and 16.5% blue (36, 45, 42).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#242D2A color codes

HEX	`#242D2A`
RGB	`rgb(36, 45, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 20%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.55, -4.66, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.55, 4.71, 172.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.084, 2.419, 2.547)`
Decimal	`2370858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242D2A, 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 #242D2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242D2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #242D2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242d2a; }
.text { color: #242d2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242d2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 45 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242d2a, #242c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242D2A?: #242D2A is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242D2A?: The RGB value is 36, 45, 42: 36 red, 45 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242D2A?: The complementary color is #2D2427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242D2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.