What color is #242F15?

#242F15 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 #242F15?

The RGB value is 36, 47, 21: 36 red, 47 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242F15?

The complementary color is #20152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242F15 color

#242F15 rgb(36, 47, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #242F15 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.4% green and 8.2% blue (36, 47, 21).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% 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 14.07:1).

#242F15 color codes

HEX	`#242F15`
RGB	`rgb(36, 47, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 55%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 55%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.75, -10.25, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.75, 18.28, 124.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.879, 2.462, 1.086)`
Decimal	`2371349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242F15, 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 #242F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #242F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242f15; }
.text { color: #242f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 47 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242f15, #172f15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #242F15?: #242F15 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 #242F15?: The RGB value is 36, 47, 21: 36 red, 47 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242F15?: The complementary color is #20152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.