Close to Licorice
#241C19
#241C19 is a very dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 14.1% red, 11% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 18% saturation and 12% 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 #241C19.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.26:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.73:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.26:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #241C19 as they’d see it.
#241C19 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #241C19
What color is #241C19?
#241C19 is a very dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 14.1% red, 11% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 18% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #241C19 in RGB?
#241C19 is rgb(36, 28, 25): 36 red, 28 green, and 25 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #241C19 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 31, 86). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #241C19?
PANTONE Black 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #241C19?
Its complement #161F23 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.