What color is #243F21?

#243F21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243F21?

The RGB value is 36, 63, 33: 36 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243F21?

The complementary color is #3C213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243F21 color

#243F21 rgb(36, 63, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #243F21 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 24.7% green and 12.9% blue (36, 63, 33).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#243F21 color codes

HEX	`#243F21`
RGB	`rgb(36, 63, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 24.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, -17.52, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 23.21, 139)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.779, 4.04, 2.072)`
Decimal	`2375457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243F21, 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 #243F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #243F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243f21; }
.text { color: #243f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 63 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243f21, #213f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #243F21?: #243F21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243F21?: The RGB value is 36, 63, 33: 36 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243F21?: The complementary color is #3C213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.