What color is #24455C?

#24455C 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 #24455C?

The RGB value is 36, 69, 92: 36 red, 69 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #24455C?

The complementary color is #5C3B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24455C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#24455C color

#24455C rgb(36, 69, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #24455C is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 27.1% green and 36.1% blue (36, 69, 92).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#24455C color codes

HEX	`#24455C`
RGB	`rgb(36, 69, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 27.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 61%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, -4.39, -17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 17.84, 255.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.787, 5.404, 10.914)`
Decimal	`2377052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #24455C, 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 #24455C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#24455C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #24455C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24455c; }
.text { color: #24455c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24455c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 69 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24455c, #24295c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #24455C?: #24455C 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 #24455C?: The RGB value is 36, 69, 92: 36 red, 69 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #24455C?: The complementary color is #5C3B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24455C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.