#242336

Color #242336

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#242336

RGB

rgb(36, 35, 54)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 21.3%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 35.2%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 35.2%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(14.64, 5.82, -12.18)

LCH

lch(14.64, 13.5, 295.54)

OKLCH

oklch(26.6%, 0.0352, 286.17)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 13.7%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#353623

Analogous

#232c36

#242336

#2e2336

Triadic

#242336

#362423

#233624

Split-complementary

#242336

#362e23

#2c3623

Tetradic

#242336

#362335

#353623

#233624

Square

#242336

#36232c

#353623

#23362e

Shades

Color #242336 mixed toward black.

#1e1d2d

#181724

#12121b

#0c0c12

#060609

Tints

Color #242336 mixed toward white.

#413f61

#5d5a8b

#827fac

#acaac8

#d5d4e3

Tones

Color #242336 mixed toward gray.

#262535

#272633

#282831

#2a2930

#2b2b2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242432 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#242431 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#242f2e · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242336;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242336]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242336 (#242336) is rgb(36, 35, 54) in RGB.

No, #242336 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #242336, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast