#241205 Color

#241205 is rgb(36, 18, 5) in RGB, hsl(25, 76%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#241205

HEX#241205

RGBrgb(36, 18, 5)

HSLhsl(25, 76%, 8%)

HSVhsv(25, 86%, 14%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(20.4% 0.038 56.3)

LABlab(7.55% 8.41 9.39)

LCHlch(7.55% 12.61 48.16)

What #241205 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #241205, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 4.27 Root Beer#290E05ΔE 5.3 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 8.67 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 11.22 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 12.1 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 12.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#241205 Channel Values

How #241205 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 36 · G 18 · B 5	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 25° · S 76% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 25° · S 86% · V 14%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 50% · Y 86% · K 86%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.05:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #241205 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #241205

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #241205; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #241205

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#1F1004

#1B0D04

#160B03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #241205.

How #241205 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#241205

Protanopia#161605

Protanomaly#1C1405

Deuteranopia#191904

Deuteranomaly#1E1704

Tritanopia#251111

Tritanomaly#24110D

Achromatopsia#161616

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #241205 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-241205: #241205;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #241205;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-241205': '#241205' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.071, blue: 0.020)

Android XML<color name="color_241205">#241205</color>

SVG fillfill="#241205"

More Brown Colors

#241205 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

24120a 1f1400 241c15 1f0800 290e05 1c1917 2c1608 1b0d04 2d1606 100c08 2d1c0c 0c0a09 391509 482b0e 552a0c 644117 701e00 7b3f00 856d4d 944a0a 9e2a00 b7410e c27400 d08700

#241205 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #241205?

#241205 is a darkest brown — rgb(36, 18, 5) in RGB and hsl(25, 76%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #241205?

#241205 is rgb(36, 18, 5) — red 36, green 18, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #241205?

#241205 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #241205 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #241205 scores 18.05:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #241205 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #241205 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.69, which is visibly different.

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