#241C15 Color

#241C15 is rgb(36, 28, 21) in RGB, hsl(28, 26%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Licorice (#1A1110), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#241C15

HEX#241C15

RGBrgb(36, 28, 21)

HSLhsl(28, 26%, 11%)

HSVhsv(28, 42%, 14%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(23.4% 0.018 63)

LABlab(11.07% 3.05 6.38)

LCHlch(11.07% 7.08 64.42)

What #241C15 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 #241C15, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Licorice#1A1110ΔE 6.76 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 7.19 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 7.3 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 8.22 Soft Black#131313ΔE 8.77 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 8.93

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

#241C15 Channel Values

How #241C15 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 28 · B 21	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 28° · S 26% · L 11%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 28° · S 42% · V 14%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 22% · Y 42% · K 86%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.77:1 vs white · 1.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #241C15 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 text16.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #241C15

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #241C15; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #241C15

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #241C15.

How #241C15 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#241C15

Protanopia#1E1E15

Protanomaly#201D15

Deuteranopia#1F1F15

Deuteranomaly#211E15

Tritanopia#251B1B

Tritanomaly#241C19

Achromatopsia#1D1D1D

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Using #241C15 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-241c15: #241C15;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #241C15;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-241c15': '#241C15' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.110, blue: 0.082)

Android XML<color name="color_241c15">#241C15</color>

SVG fillfill="#241C15"

More Brown Colors

#241C15 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

290e05 24120a 2c1608 241205 2d1606 1f1400 2d1c0c 1f0800 302313 1c1917 34240e 1b0d04 3d2b1f 492d09 571700 65401a 704900 80461b 8a4000 945b00 9e6329 b76e24 c73500 d67600

#241C15 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #241C15?

#241C15 is a darkest brown — rgb(36, 28, 21) in RGB and hsl(28, 26%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Licorice (#1A1110), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #241C15?

#241C15 is rgb(36, 28, 21) — red 36, green 28, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #241C15?

#241C15 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #241C15 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #241C15 scores 16.77:1 against white and 1.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #241C15 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #241C15 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 13.14, which is visibly different.

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