What color is #243A12?

#243A12 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243A12?

The RGB value is 36, 58, 18: 36 red, 58 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243A12?

The complementary color is #28123A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243A12 color

#243A12 rgb(36, 58, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #243A12 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 22.7% green and 7.1% blue (36, 58, 18).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 53% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#243A12 color codes

HEX	`#243A12`
RGB	`rgb(36, 58, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 22.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 53%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 69%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 69%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.74, -17.03, 21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.74, 27.56, 128.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.35, 3.445, 1.113)`
Decimal	`2374162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243A12, 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 #243A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #243A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243a12; }
.text { color: #243a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 58 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243a12, #123a14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #243A12?: #243A12 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243A12?: The RGB value is 36, 58, 18: 36 red, 58 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243A12?: The complementary color is #28123A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.