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Colour

#242D24

  • #242D24
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#242D24 is a green with RGB values 36, 45, 36 and HSL 120°, 11%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#242D24#242D24
HEX#242D24
RGBrgb(36, 45, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1765, 0.1412
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.6%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(120, 11.1%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 20%, 17.6%)
CMYK20%, 0%, 20%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,852
CSS custom property--colour: #242D24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DBD2DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2B24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2A24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#232C2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1Black · ΔE 19Dim grey · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 37Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.2Slate grey · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D242D
Analogous#292D24, #242D29
Triadic#24242D, #2D2424
Split complementary#29242D, #2D2429
Tetradic#24292D, #2D242D, #2D2924

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#829B82
Lighter +30%#688268
Lighter +20%#516651
Lighter +10%#3B493B
Darker −10%#0D110D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A371A
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R36
G45
B36
Red36 (14.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2D · B 24

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