What color is #243E53?

#243E53 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243E53?

The RGB value is 36, 62, 83: 36 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243E53?

The complementary color is #533924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243E53 color

#243E53 rgb(36, 62, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #243E53 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 24.3% green and 32.5% blue (36, 62, 83).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 39% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#243E53 color codes

HEX	`#243E53`
RGB	`rgb(36, 62, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 24.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 39%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 57%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 25%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.09, -3.03, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.09, 16.01, 259.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.011, 4.445, 8.828)`
Decimal	`2375251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243E53, 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 #243E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #243E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243e53; }
.text { color: #243e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 62 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243e53, #242653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #243E53?: #243E53 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243E53?: The RGB value is 36, 62, 83: 36 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243E53?: The complementary color is #533924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.