What color is #243835?

#243835 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243835?

The RGB value is 36, 56, 53: 36 red, 56 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243835?

The complementary color is #382427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243835 color

#243835 rgb(36, 56, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #243835 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 22% green and 20.8% blue (36, 56, 53).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#243835 color codes

HEX	`#243835`
RGB	`rgb(36, 56, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 22%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.8, -8.8, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.8, 8.83, 184.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.784, 3.46, 3.889)`
Decimal	`2373685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243835, 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 #243835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #243835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243835; }
.text { color: #243835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 56 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243835, #243138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #243835?: #243835 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243835?: The RGB value is 36, 56, 53: 36 red, 56 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243835?: The complementary color is #382427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.