What color is #243424?

#243424 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243424?

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

What is the complementary color of #243424?

The complementary color is #342434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243424?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243424 color

#243424 rgb(36, 52, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #243424 is a very dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#243424 color codes

HEX	`#243424`
RGB	`rgb(36, 52, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 31%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, -10.57, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 13.28, 142.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.274, 2.958, 2.12)`
Decimal	`2372644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243424, 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 #243424	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243424 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #243424 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243424; }
.text { color: #243424; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243424; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 52 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243424, #24342c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #243424?: #243424 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243424?: The RGB value is 36, 52, 36: 36 red, 52 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243424?: The complementary color is #342434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243424?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.