Colour

#24221B

#24221B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#24221B is a yellow with RGB values 36, 34, 27 and HSL 47°, 14%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#24221B

RGBrgb(36, 34, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1333, 0.1059

RGB percentages14.1%, 13.3%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(46.7, 14.3%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 25%, 14.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.6%, 25%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,368,027

CSS custom property--colour: #24221B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.91:1

Contrast with white15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#DBDDE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#24221Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#24221Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#262120no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dim grey · ΔE 31.6 Gray · ΔE 40.7 Slate grey · ΔE 42.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 42.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1B1D24

Analogous#241E1B, #22241B

Triadic#1B2422, #221B24

Split complementary#1B2224, #1E1B24

Tetradic#1B241D, #1B1D24, #241B21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#978F74

Lighter +30%#7B755D

Lighter +20%#5E5947

Lighter +10%#413E31

Darker −10%#070605

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C2613

Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R36

G34

B27

Red36 (14.1%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 24 · G 22 · B 1B

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