HEX Color #00242C (Black)

About #00242C

When working with digital screens, the color #00242C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Black. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 36, 44).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 18% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00242C

RGB0, 36, 44

HSL190.9°, 100.0%, 8.6%

CMYK100%, 18%, 0%, 83%

HSV190.9°, 100.0%, 17.3%

LAB12.2, -9.1, -8.9

XYZ1.1, 1.4, 2.6

Decimal9260

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#00242C #2C0700

Analogous

#002C1E #000D2C

Triadic

#2C0023 #242C00

Tetradic

#1D002C #2C0700 #0E2C00

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#00242C

#1C3C43

#38545A

#556D72

#718589

#8D9DA1

#AAB6B8

#C6CED0

#E2E6E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#00242C

#002027

#001C22

#00181D

#001418

#001013

#000C0E

#000809

#000404

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.29:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

15.57:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.10:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00242C; }

.text-color { color: #00242C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #00242C; }

Similar Colors

Black

#000000