What color is #242F48?

#242F48 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 #242F48?

The RGB value is 36, 47, 72: 36 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #242F48?

The complementary color is #483D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #242F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#242F48 color

#242F48 rgb(36, 47, 72)

Shades of blue

The hex color #242F48 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.4% green and 28.2% blue (36, 47, 72).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 33% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#242F48 color codes

HEX	`#242F48`
RGB	`rgb(36, 47, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 33%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 50%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 35%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.54, 3.29, -17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.54, 17.33, 280.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.913, 2.876, 6.531)`
Decimal	`2371400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #242F48, 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 #242F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#242F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #242F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #242f48; }
.text { color: #242f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #242f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 47 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #242f48, #2b2448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #242F48?: #242F48 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 #242F48?: The RGB value is 36, 47, 72: 36 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #242F48?: The complementary color is #483D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #242F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.