What color is #243328?

#243328 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 #243328?

The RGB value is 36, 51, 40: 36 red, 51 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243328?

The complementary color is #33242F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243328 color

#243328 rgb(36, 51, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #243328 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20% green and 15.7% blue (36, 51, 40).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#243328 color codes

HEX	`#243328`
RGB	`rgb(36, 51, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.62, -9.04, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.62, 10.33, 151.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.294, 2.896, 2.445)`
Decimal	`2372392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243328, 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 #243328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #243328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243328; }
.text { color: #243328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 51 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243328, #243330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #243328?: #243328 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 #243328?: The RGB value is 36, 51, 40: 36 red, 51 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243328?: The complementary color is #33242F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.