What color is #243019?

#243019 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243019?

The RGB value is 36, 48, 25: 36 red, 48 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243019?

The complementary color is #251930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243019?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243019 color

#243019 rgb(36, 48, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #243019 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 18.8% green and 9.8% blue (36, 48, 25).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#243019 color codes

HEX	`#243019`
RGB	`rgb(36, 48, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 18.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 48%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 48%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.18, -10.23, 13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.18, 16.63, 127.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.96, 2.559, 1.31)`
Decimal	`2371609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243019, 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 #243019	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243019 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #243019 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243019; }
.text { color: #243019; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243019; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 48 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243019, #19301a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #243019?: #243019 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243019?: The RGB value is 36, 48, 25: 36 red, 48 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243019?: The complementary color is #251930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243019?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.