What color is #243111?

#243111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243111?

The RGB value is 36, 49, 17: 36 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243111?

The complementary color is #1E1131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243111 color

#243111 rgb(36, 49, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #243111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 19.2% green and 6.7% blue (36, 49, 17).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#243111 color codes

HEX	`#243111`
RGB	`rgb(36, 49, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 19.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.42, -12.02, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.42, 21.99, 123.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.927, 2.612, 0.933)`
Decimal	`2371857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243111, 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 #243111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #243111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243111; }
.text { color: #243111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 49 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243111, #143111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #243111?: #243111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243111?: The RGB value is 36, 49, 17: 36 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243111?: The complementary color is #1E1131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.