#240F00

A very dark, vivid neutral closely aligning with Black.

About #240F00

At its core, #240F00 is a very dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Black. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 36, 15, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 58% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 86% Black. 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. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#240F00
RGB36, 15, 0
HSL25.0°, 100.0%, 7.1%
CMYK0%, 58%, 100%, 86%
HSV25.0°, 100.0%, 14.1%
LAB6.5, 8.8, 9.9
XYZ0.9, 0.7, 0.1
Decimal2363136

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

18.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.14:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
17.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.03:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #240F00; }
.text-color { color: #240F00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #240F00; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000