What color is #244A07?

#244A07 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #244A07?

The RGB value is 36, 74, 7: 36 red, 74 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #244A07?

The complementary color is #2D074A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #244A07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#244A07 color

#244A07 rgb(36, 74, 7)

Shades of green

The hex color #244A07 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 29% green and 2.7% blue (36, 74, 7).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 83% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#244A07 color codes

HEX	`#244A07`
RGB	`rgb(36, 74, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 29%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 83%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 91%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 91%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, -25.97, 32.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 41.58, 128.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.215, 5.288, 1.052)`
Decimal	`2378247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #244A07, 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 #244A07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#244A07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #244A07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #244a07; }
.text { color: #244a07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #244a07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 74 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #244a07, #074a0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #244A07?: #244A07 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #244A07?: The RGB value is 36, 74, 7: 36 red, 74 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #244A07?: The complementary color is #2D074A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #244A07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.