Close to Raisin
#240708
#240708 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 14.1% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 67% saturation and 8% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #240708.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
18.94:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.11:1 FailThis color as text on white
18.94:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.11:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #240708 as they’d see it.
#240708 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #240708
What color is #240708?
#240708 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 14.1% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 67% saturation and 8% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #240708 in RGB?
#240708 is rgb(36, 7, 8): 36 red, 7 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #240708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 81, 78, 86). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #240708?
PANTONE 2628 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #240708?
Its complement #001514 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.