What color is #242F3A?

#242F3A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242F3A?

The RGB value is 36, 47, 58: 36 red, 47 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242F3A?

The complementary color is #3A2F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242F3A color

#242F3A rgb(36, 47, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #242F3A is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.4% green and 22.7% blue (36, 47, 58).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#242F3A color codes

HEX	`#242F3A`
RGB	`rgb(36, 47, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 38%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 19%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.86, -1.4, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.86, 8.62, 260.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.508, 2.713, 4.394)`
Decimal	`2371386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242F3A, 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 #242F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #242F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242f3a; }
.text { color: #242f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 47 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242f3a, #24243a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #242F3A?: #242F3A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242F3A?: The RGB value is 36, 47, 58: 36 red, 47 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242F3A?: The complementary color is #3A2F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.