#243B42 Color

#243B42 is rgb(36, 59, 66) in RGB, hsl(194, 29%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 11%, 0%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Indigo (#264348), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#243B42

HEX#243B42

RGBrgb(36, 59, 66)

HSLhsl(194, 29%, 20%)

HSVhsv(194, 45%, 26%)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 11%, 0%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(33.6% 0.031 219)

LABlab(23.20% -7.72 -7.35)

LCHlch(23.20% 10.66 223.60)

What #243B42 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 #243B42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 4.02 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 5.62 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 5.64 Charcoal#36454FΔE 6.25 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 8.31 Onyx#353839ΔE 9.07

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

#243B42 Channel Values

How #243B42 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 59 · B 66	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 194° · S 29% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 194° · S 45% · V 26%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 45% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 74%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.8:1 vs white · 1.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #243B42 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 text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #243B42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #243B42; 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

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #243B42

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 #243B42.

How #243B42 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#243B42

Protanopia#383842

Protanomaly#313942

Deuteranopia#353542

Deuteranomaly#2F3742

Tritanopia#223C3C

Tritanomaly#233C3E

Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #243B42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-243b42: #243B42;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #243B42;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-243b42': '#243B42' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.231, blue: 0.259)

Android XML<color name="color_243b42">#243B42</color>

SVG fillfill="#243B42"

More Teal Colors

#243B42 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

#243B42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #243B42?

#243B42 is a dark teal — rgb(36, 59, 66) in RGB and hsl(194, 29%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Indigo (#264348), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #243B42?

#243B42 is rgb(36, 59, 66) — red 36, green 59, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #243B42?

#243B42 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 11%, 0%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #243B42 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #243B42 scores 11.8:1 against white and 1.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #243B42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #243B42 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 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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