What color is #242F0F?

#242F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242F0F?

The RGB value is 36, 47, 15: 36 red, 47 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242F0F?

The complementary color is #1A0F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242F0F color

#242F0F rgb(36, 47, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #242F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.4% green and 5.9% blue (36, 47, 15).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 52% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#242F0F color codes

HEX	`#242F0F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 47, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 52%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 68%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 68%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.66, -11.05, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.66, 21.65, 120.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.83, 2.443, 0.827)`
Decimal	`2371343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242F0F, 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 #242F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #242F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242f0f; }
.text { color: #242f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 47 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242f0f, #142f0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #242F0F?: #242F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242F0F?: The RGB value is 36, 47, 15: 36 red, 47 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242F0F?: The complementary color is #1A0F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.