What color is #242D42?

#242D42 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242D42?

The RGB value is 36, 45, 66: 36 red, 45 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242D42?

The complementary color is #423924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242D42 color

#242D42 rgb(36, 45, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242D42 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 17.6% green and 25.9% blue (36, 45, 66).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 29% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#242D42 color codes

HEX	`#242D42`
RGB	`rgb(36, 45, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 17.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 29%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 45%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 32%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.56, 2.62, -14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.56, 14.69, 280.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.649, 2.645, 5.524)`
Decimal	`2370882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242D42, 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 #242D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #242D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242d42; }
.text { color: #242d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 45 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242d42, #2a2442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242D42?: #242D42 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242D42?: The RGB value is 36, 45, 66: 36 red, 45 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242D42?: The complementary color is #423924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.