Recognised as Colour

#24272B

#24272B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#24272B is a blue with RGB values 36, 39, 43 and HSL 214°, 9%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#24272B

RGBrgb(36, 39, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1529, 0.1686

RGB percentages14.1%, 15.3%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(214.3, 8.9%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 16.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK16.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,369,323

CSS custom property--colour: #24272B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15:1

Contrast with white15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#DBD8D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26272Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#25262Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#222828no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 29.1 Slate grey · ΔE 38.1 Gray · ΔE 38.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2824

Analogous#242B2B, #24242B

Triadic#2B2427, #272B24

Split complementary#2B2524, #2B2B24

Tetradic#2B242B, #2B2824, #242B25

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#838C98

Lighter +30%#6A737E

Lighter +20%#525963

Lighter +10%#3B4047

Darker −10%#0D0E0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A2635

Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R36

G39

B43

Red36 (14.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue214.29°

Saturation (HSL)8.86%

Lightness15.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 27 · B 2B

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