What color is #243513?

#243513 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243513?

The RGB value is 36, 53, 19: 36 red, 53 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243513?

The complementary color is #241335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243513 color

#243513 rgb(36, 53, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #243513 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20.8% green and 7.5% blue (36, 53, 19).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 47% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#243513 color codes

HEX	`#243513`
RGB	`rgb(36, 53, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 47%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 64%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 64%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.92, -14.11, 18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.92, 23.65, 126.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.118, 2.968, 1.077)`
Decimal	`2372883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243513, 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 #243513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #243513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243513; }
.text { color: #243513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 53 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243513, #133513); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #243513?: #243513 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243513?: The RGB value is 36, 53, 19: 36 red, 53 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243513?: The complementary color is #241335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.