What color is #243F43?

#243F43 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243F43?

The RGB value is 36, 63, 67: 36 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243F43?

The complementary color is #432824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243F43 color

#243F43 rgb(36, 63, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #243F43 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 24.7% green and 26.3% blue (36, 63, 67).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#243F43 color codes

HEX	`#243F43`
RGB	`rgb(36, 63, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 24.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 46%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 6%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.75, -9.02, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.75, 10.66, 212.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.518, 4.335, 5.96)`
Decimal	`2375491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243F43, 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 #243F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #243F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243f43; }
.text { color: #243f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 63 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243f43, #242f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #243F43?: #243F43 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243F43?: The RGB value is 36, 63, 67: 36 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243F43?: The complementary color is #432824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.