What color is #242E12?

#242E12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242E12?

The RGB value is 36, 46, 18: 36 red, 46 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242E12?

The complementary color is #1C122E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242E12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242E12 color

#242E12 rgb(36, 46, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #242E12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18% green and 7.1% blue (36, 46, 18).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 44% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#242E12 color codes

HEX	`#242E12`
RGB	`rgb(36, 46, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 44%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 61%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 61%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.33, -10.06, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.33, 19.34, 121.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.814, 2.373, 0.935)`
Decimal	`2371090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242E12, 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 #242E12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242E12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #242E12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242e12; }
.text { color: #242e12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242e12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 46 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242e12, #162e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #242E12?: #242E12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242E12?: The RGB value is 36, 46, 18: 36 red, 46 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242E12?: The complementary color is #1C122E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242E12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.