What color is #242F22?

#242F22 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242F22?

The RGB value is 36, 47, 34: 36 red, 47 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242F22?

The complementary color is #2D222F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242F22 color

#242F22 rgb(36, 47, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #242F22 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.4% green and 13.3% blue (36, 47, 34).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#242F22 color codes

HEX	`#242F22`
RGB	`rgb(36, 47, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 28%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.02, -7.87, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.02, 10.43, 138.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.033, 2.524, 1.893)`
Decimal	`2371362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242F22, 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 #242F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #242F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242f22; }
.text { color: #242f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 47 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242f22, #222f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #242F22?: #242F22 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242F22?: The RGB value is 36, 47, 34: 36 red, 47 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242F22?: The complementary color is #2D222F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.