What color is #24343F?

#24343F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24343F?

The RGB value is 36, 52, 63: 36 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24343F?

The complementary color is #3F2F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24343F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24343F color

#24343F rgb(36, 52, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #24343F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20.4% green and 24.7% blue (36, 52, 63).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Petrol Slumber (#243640), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#24343F color codes

HEX	`#24343F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 52, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 17%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.79, -3.19, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.79, 9.53, 250.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.852, 3.19, 5.167)`
Decimal	`2372671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24343F, 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 #24343F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24343F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #24343F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24343f; }
.text { color: #24343f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24343f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 52 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24343f, #24273f); }

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Questions

What color is #24343F?: #24343F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24343F?: The RGB value is 36, 52, 63: 36 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24343F?: The complementary color is #3F2F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24343F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.