#292524 Color

#292524 is rgb(41, 37, 36) in RGB, hsl(12, 6%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raisin Black (#242124), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#292524

RGBrgb(41, 37, 36)

HSLhsl(12, 6%, 15%)

HSVhsv(12, 12%, 16%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(26.8% 0.006 34.3)

LABlab(15.10% 1.76 1.38)

LCHlch(15.10% 2.23 38.04)

What #292524 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 #292524, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Raisin Black#242124ΔE 3.47 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 5.23 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 5.78 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 6.21 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 6.25 Espresso#3B2F2FΔE 6.91

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#292524 Channel Values

How #292524 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 41 · G 37 · B 36	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 12° · S 6% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 12° · S 12% · V 16%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 10% · Y 12% · K 84%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.17:1 vs white · 1.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #292524 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 text15.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #292524

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #292524; 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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Tints & Shades of #292524

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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How #292524 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.

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Using #292524 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-292524: #292524;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #292524;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-292524': '#292524' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.145, blue: 0.141)

Android XML<color name="color_292524">#292524</color>

SVG fillfill="#292524"

More Gray Colors

#292524 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

292929 27272a 2a2d2f 262626 2b2b2b d9d9d9 2e2e2e d8d8d8 333333 d6d6d6 343434 d6d3d1 3b3c36 454545 52525c 616161 71717b 7a7a7a 878681 8f9695 a6a09b b0b0b0 bfc1c2 d3d3d8

#292524 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #292524?

#292524 is a darkest gray — rgb(41, 37, 36) in RGB and hsl(12, 6%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raisin Black (#242124), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #292524?

#292524 is rgb(41, 37, 36) — red 41, green 37, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #292524?

#292524 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #292524 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #292524 scores 15.17:1 against white and 1.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #292524 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #292524 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 15.26, which is visibly different.

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