What color is #243F38?

#243F38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243F38?

The RGB value is 36, 63, 56: 36 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243F38?

The complementary color is #3F242B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243F38 color

#243F38 rgb(36, 63, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #243F38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 24.7% green and 22% blue (36, 63, 56).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#243F38 color codes

HEX	`#243F38`
RGB	`rgb(36, 63, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 24.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.37, -12.25, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.37, 12.3, 175.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.219, 4.215, 4.385)`
Decimal	`2375480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243F38, 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 #243F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #243F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243f38; }
.text { color: #243f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 63 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243f38, #24393f); }

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Questions

What color is #243F38?: #243F38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243F38?: The RGB value is 36, 63, 56: 36 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243F38?: The complementary color is #3F242B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.