#242224

Color #242224

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#242224

RGB

rgb(36, 34, 36)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.9%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 5.6%, 14.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 0%, 85.9%)

LAB

lab(13.51, 1.42, -1.01)

LCH

lch(13.51, 1.74, 324.58)

OKLCH

oklch(25.5%, 0.0047, 325.3)

HWB

hwb(300, 13.3%, 85.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#222422

Analogous

#232224

#242224

#242223

Triadic

#242224

#242422

#222424

Split-complementary

#242224

#232422

#222423

Tetradic

#242224

#242222

#222422

#222424

Square

#242224

#242322

#222422

#222324

Shades

Color #242224 mixed toward black.

#1e1c1e

#181718

#121112

#0c0b0c

#060606

Tints

Color #242224 mixed toward white.

#4a464a

#6f696f

#948e94

#b8b4b8

#dbd9db

Tones

Color #242224 mixed toward gray.

#242224

#232223

#232323

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.33:1

White text reads better on this background (15.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232324 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#232323 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#242323 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 2.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #242224;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242224]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#242224 (#242224) is rgb(36, 34, 36) in RGB.

No, #242224 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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