#242E2E Color

#242E2E is rgb(36, 46, 46) in RGB, hsl(180, 12%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charcoal Black (#232B2B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#242E2E

HEX#242E2E

RGBrgb(36, 46, 46)

HSLhsl(180, 12%, 16%)

HSVhsv(180, 22%, 18%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(29.2% 0.014 196.4)

LABlab(17.99% -4.45 -1.51)

LCHlch(17.99% 4.70 198.70)

What #242E2E 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 #242E2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 1.51 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 3.47 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 4.43 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 4.77 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 5.29 Jet#343434ΔE 5.99

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#242E2E Channel Values

How #242E2E 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 46 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 12% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 22% · V 18%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 22% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 82%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.95:1 vs white · 1.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #242E2E 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 text13.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #242E2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #242E2E; 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 #242E2E

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

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How #242E2E 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#242E2E

Protanopia#2C2C2E

Protanomaly#292D2E

Deuteranopia#2B2B2E

Deuteranomaly#282C2E

Tritanopia#242E2E

Tritanomaly#242E2E

Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

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Using #242E2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-242e2e: #242E2E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #242E2E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-242e2e': '#242E2E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.180, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_242e2e">#242E2E</color>

SVG fillfill="#242E2E"

More Teal Colors

#242E2E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#242E2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #242E2E?

#242E2E is a darkest teal — rgb(36, 46, 46) in RGB and hsl(180, 12%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charcoal Black (#232B2B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.51.

What is the RGB value of #242E2E?

#242E2E is rgb(36, 46, 46) — red 36, green 46, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #242E2E?

#242E2E converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #242E2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #242E2E scores 13.95:1 against white and 1.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #242E2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #242E2E 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.48, which is visibly different.

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