What color is #24354F?

#24354F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #24354F?

The RGB value is 36, 53, 79: 36 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24354F?

The complementary color is #4F3E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24354F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24354F color

#24354F rgb(36, 53, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #24354F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20.8% green and 31% blue (36, 53, 79).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#24354F color codes

HEX	`#24354F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 53, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 54%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 33%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.89, 1.6, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.89, 18.12, 275.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.411, 3.486, 7.889)`
Decimal	`2372943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24354F, 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 #24354F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24354F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #24354F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24354f; }
.text { color: #24354f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24354f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 53 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24354f, #29244f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #24354F?: #24354F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #24354F?: The RGB value is 36, 53, 79: 36 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24354F?: The complementary color is #4F3E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24354F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.