What color is #242F34?

#242F34 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242F34?

The RGB value is 36, 47, 52: 36 red, 47 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242F34?

The complementary color is #342924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242F34 color

#242F34 rgb(36, 47, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #242F34 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.4% green and 20.4% blue (36, 47, 52).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#242F34 color codes

HEX	`#242F34`
RGB	`rgb(36, 47, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, -3.23, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 5.73, 235.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.364, 2.656, 3.636)`
Decimal	`2371380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242F34, 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 #242F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #242F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242f34; }
.text { color: #242f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 47 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242f34, #242734); }

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Questions

What color is #242F34?: #242F34 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242F34?: The RGB value is 36, 47, 52: 36 red, 47 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242F34?: The complementary color is #342924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.