What color is #243229?

#243229 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 #243229?

The RGB value is 36, 50, 41: 36 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243229?

The complementary color is #32242D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243229 color

#243229 rgb(36, 50, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #243229 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (36, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#243229 color codes

HEX	`#243229`
RGB	`rgb(36, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 28%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.29, -8.17, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.29, 9.03, 154.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.268, 2.816, 2.521)`
Decimal	`2372137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243229, 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 #243229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #243229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243229; }
.text { color: #243229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243229, #243230); }

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Questions

What color is #243229?: #243229 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 #243229?: The RGB value is 36, 50, 41: 36 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243229?: The complementary color is #32242D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.