What color is #242F45?

#242F45 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #242F45?

The RGB value is 36, 47, 69: 36 red, 47 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242F45?

The complementary color is #453A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242F45 color

#242F45 rgb(36, 47, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242F45 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.4% green and 27.1% blue (36, 47, 69).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#242F45 color codes

HEX	`#242F45`
RGB	`rgb(36, 47, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 48%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 32%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.38, 2.24, -15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.38, 15.39, 278.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.818, 2.838, 6.028)`
Decimal	`2371397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242F45, 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 #242F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #242F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242f45; }
.text { color: #242f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 47 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242f45, #2a2445); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #242F45?: #242F45 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #242F45?: The RGB value is 36, 47, 69: 36 red, 47 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242F45?: The complementary color is #453A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.