What color is #243330?

#243330 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243330?

The RGB value is 36, 51, 48: 36 red, 51 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243330?

The complementary color is #332427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243330 color

#243330 rgb(36, 51, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #243330 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20% green and 18.8% blue (36, 51, 48).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#243330 color codes

HEX	`#243330`
RGB	`rgb(36, 51, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.87, -7.01, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.87, 7.01, 180.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.445, 2.956, 3.237)`
Decimal	`2372400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243330, 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 #243330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #243330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243330; }
.text { color: #243330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 51 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243330, #242f33); }

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Questions

What color is #243330?: #243330 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243330?: The RGB value is 36, 51, 48: 36 red, 51 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243330?: The complementary color is #332427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.