#242738 Color

#242738 is rgb(36, 39, 56) in RGB, hsl(231, 22%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 30%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), visibly different at ΔE 10.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#242738

HEX#242738

RGBrgb(36, 39, 56)

HSLhsl(231, 22%, 18%)

HSVhsv(231, 36%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 30%, 0%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(27.8% 0.032 276.4)

LABlab(15.94% 2.34 -11.53)

LCHlch(15.94% 11.76 281.47)

What #242738 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 #242738, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 10.01 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 10.23 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 10.42 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 10.56 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 11.92 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 12.8

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#242738 Channel Values

How #242738 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 39 · B 56	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 231° · S 22% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 231° · S 36% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.76:1 vs white · 1.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #242738 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 text14.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #242738

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #242738; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #242738

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.

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Shades

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How #242738 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#242738

Protanopia#272738

Protanomaly#262738

Deuteranopia#262638

Deuteranomaly#252638

Tritanopia#212A2A

Tritanomaly#222930

Achromatopsia#282828

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Using #242738 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-242738: #242738;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #242738;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-242738': '#242738' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.153, blue: 0.220)

Android XML<color name="color_242738">#242738</color>

SVG fillfill="#242738"

More Blue Colors

#242738 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#242738 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #242738?

#242738 is a darkest blue — rgb(36, 39, 56) in RGB and hsl(231, 22%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.01.

What is the RGB value of #242738?

#242738 is rgb(36, 39, 56) — red 36, green 39, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #242738?

#242738 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 30%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #242738 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #242738 scores 14.76:1 against white and 1.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #242738 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #242738 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 19.81, which is visibly different.

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