What color is #24312A?

#24312A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24312A?

The RGB value is 36, 49, 42: 36 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24312A?

The complementary color is #31242B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24312A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24312A color

#24312A rgb(36, 49, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #24312A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 19.2% green and 16.5% blue (36, 49, 42).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#24312A color codes

HEX	`#24312A`
RGB	`rgb(36, 49, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 19.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.97, -7.28, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.97, 7.76, 159.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.244, 2.739, 2.6)`
Decimal	`2371882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24312A, 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 #24312A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24312A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #24312A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24312a; }
.text { color: #24312a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24312a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 49 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24312a, #243130); }

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Questions

What color is #24312A?: #24312A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24312A?: The RGB value is 36, 49, 42: 36 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24312A?: The complementary color is #31242B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24312A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.