What color is #243931?

#243931 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243931?

The RGB value is 36, 57, 49: 36 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243931?

The complementary color is #39242C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243931 color

#243931 rgb(36, 57, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #243931 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 22.4% green and 19.2% blue (36, 57, 49).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#243931 color codes

HEX	`#243931`
RGB	`rgb(36, 57, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 22.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 37%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.03, -10.51, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.03, 10.76, 167.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.745, 3.523, 3.44)`
Decimal	`2373937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243931, 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 #243931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #243931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243931; }
.text { color: #243931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 57 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243931, #243739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #243931?: #243931 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243931?: The RGB value is 36, 57, 49: 36 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243931?: The complementary color is #39242C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.