What color is #243420?

#243420 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243420?

The RGB value is 36, 52, 32: 36 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243420?

The complementary color is #302034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243420 color

#243420 rgb(36, 52, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #243420 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20.4% green and 12.5% blue (36, 52, 32).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#243420 color codes

HEX	`#243420`
RGB	`rgb(36, 52, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 38%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.78, -11.39, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.78, 15.56, 137.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.216, 2.935, 1.816)`
Decimal	`2372640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243420, 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 #243420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #243420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243420; }
.text { color: #243420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 52 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243420, #203426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #243420?: #243420 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243420?: The RGB value is 36, 52, 32: 36 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243420?: The complementary color is #302034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.