HEX Color #242C0F (Black)

About #242C0F

Visually, #242C0F is defined as a moderate green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Black. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 44 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 18% cyan and 0% 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#242C0F

RGB36, 44, 15

HSL76.6°, 49.2%, 11.6%

CMYK18%, 0%, 66%, 83%

HSV76.6°, 65.9%, 17.3%

LAB16.6, -9.2, 17.3

XYZ1.7, 2.2, 0.8

Decimal2370575

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#242C0F #160E2C

Analogous

#2C250E #152C0E

Triadic

#0E232C #2C0E24

Tetradic

#0E2C25 #160E2C #2C0E15

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#242C0F

#3C4329

#545A44

#6D725F

#858979

#9DA194

#B6B8AF

#CED0C9

#E6E7E4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#242C0F

#20270D

#1C220B

#181D0A

#141808

#101306

#0C0E05

#080903

#040401

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.56:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.44:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

13.92:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.23:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #242C0F; }

.text-color { color: #242C0F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #242C0F; }

Similar Colors

Black

#000000