What color is #243F2A?

#243F2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243F2A?

The RGB value is 36, 63, 42: 36 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243F2A?

The complementary color is #3F2439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243F2A color

#243F2A rgb(36, 63, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #243F2A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 24.7% green and 16.5% blue (36, 63, 42).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#243F2A color codes

HEX	`#243F2A`
RGB	`rgb(36, 63, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 24.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 33%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.99, -15.72, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.99, 18.49, 148.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.923, 4.097, 2.827)`
Decimal	`2375466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243F2A, 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 #243F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #243F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243f2a; }
.text { color: #243f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 63 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243f2a, #243f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #243F2A?: #243F2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243F2A?: The RGB value is 36, 63, 42: 36 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243F2A?: The complementary color is #3F2439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.