#242121 Hex Color

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Color Name

Raisin Black*

Hex Color Code

#242121

RGB Color Code

RGB(36, 33, 33)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 8.3%, 8.3%, 85.9%

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#242121 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 242121?

The RGB color code for color number #242121 is RGB(36, 33, 33). In the RGB color model, #242121 has a red value of 36, a green value of 33, and a blue value of 33. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 8.3% magenta, 8.3% yellow, and 85.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 4.3 % saturation, and 13.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #242121 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 8.3 % saturation and 14.1 % brightness/value.

Color 242121 is cool or warm?

Color 242121 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #242121? (For interior and product design)

242121 has an LRV of nearly 2. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#242121

LRV 2

Light Color

Compare LRV 2 of #242121 with dark and light color

Is #242121 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 242121 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #242121 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #242121

Hex triplet: #242121
Red: 24
Green: 21
Blue: 21

RGBA / RGB rgb(36, 33, 33)

Red: 36 (14.1%)
Green: 33 (12.9%)
Blue: 33 (12.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 8.33%
Yellow: 8.33%
Key: 85.88%

HSL hsl(0deg, 4.3 %, 13.5 %)

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 4.35 %
Lightness: 13.53 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 8.33 %
Brightness / Value: 14.12 %

RYB ryb(195, 195, 205)

Red: 195 (76.3%)
Yellow: 195 (76.4%)
Blue: 205 (80.5%)

HWB

Hue: 0°
Whiteness: 12.94 %
Blackness: 85.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 85.88%
Magenta: 87.06%
Yellow: 87.06%

XYZ

X: 1.55
Y: 1.57
Z: 1.66

YXY

Y1: 1.57
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 13.06
A: 1.42
B: 0.51

CIE-Lch

L: 13.06
C: 1.5
H: 19.68

CIE-Luv

L: 13.06
U: 1.27
V: 0.27

Hunter-Lab

L: 12.54
A: 0.06
B: 0.93

Other

LRV: ~ 1.6 %
Munsell Color System: 9.8R 1.2/0.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #242121

These are the named colors closest to hex 242121, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#242124 Color Raisin Black

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#1B1B1B Color Eerie Black

97.05% match | ΔE 2.95

#1B1610 Color Shadow Black

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

#1A1110 Color Licorice

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 242121.

#212122 Color RAL 000 15 00 - Ink Black

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#2B2B2B Color RAL 000 20 00 - Slate Black

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#322B26 Color RAL 060 20 05 - Industrial Black

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#342A2A Color RAL 020 20 05 - Deep Brown

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 242121.

#221F1C Color BS 22-B-29 - Deep Purple

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#191A1C Color BS 18-B-29 - Blue

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#36312D Color BS 04-B-25 - Saracen

94.22% match | ΔE 5.78

#0B0E10 Color BS 00-E-53 - Black

93.37% match | ΔE 6.63

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 242121.

#2C2929 Color PANTONE 19-4008 TCX - Meteorite

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#27272A Color PANTONE 19-3911 TCX - Black Beauty

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#2A2A2D Color PANTONE 19-4006 TCX - Caviar

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#2C282C Color PANTONE 19-4003 TCX - Black Onyx

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 242121.

#2A292A Color RAL 9017 - Traffic Black

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#1A1718 Color RAL 8022 - Black Brown

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#2B2B2C Color RAL 9004 - Signal Black

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#27292B Color RAL 9011 - Graphite Black

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 242121.

#2D2926 Color PANTONE Black C

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#19191A Color PANTONE Neutral Black C

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#212322 Color PANTONE 419 C

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#25282A Color PANTONE 426 C

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

Paint color for Hex #242121

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 242121 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 242121 once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 242121 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #242121 to Valspar

#292A2D Color Dark Kettle Black (4011-2)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#2E2E30 Color Noir (4009-2)

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#2F2F2F Color Tomcat (8006-12G)

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

#22262B Color Tuxedo (8006-8G)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 242121 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #242121 to Sherwin Williams

#2F2F30 Color Tricorn Black (SW 6258)

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

#313031 Color Caviar (SW 6990)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#323132 Color Black Magic (SW 6991)

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#353337 Color Domino (SW 6989)

93.71% match | ΔE 6.29

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 242121 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #242121 to Benjamin Moore

#352D2B Color Bucktrout Brown (CW-180)

94.92% match | ΔE 5.08

#313132 Color Black (2132-10)

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#333334 Color Jet Black (2120-10)

94.12% match | ΔE 5.88

#353434 Color Onyx (2133-10)

93.94% match | ΔE 6.06

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 242121 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #242121 to Dunn-Edwards

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

92.04% match | ΔE 7.96

#3E3F41 Color Dark Engine (DE 6350)

90.25% match | ΔE 9.75

#464647 Color Black Tie (DE 6357)

88.10% match | ΔE 11.90

#414549 Color Stargazing (DE 6336)

87.91% match | ΔE 12.09

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 242121 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #242121 to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

91.40% match | ΔE 8.60

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

88.31% match | ΔE 11.69

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

87.62% match | ΔE 12.38

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

87.14% match | ΔE 12.86

Behr

Hex color 242121 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #242121 to Behr

#3B3C3B Color Limousine Leather (MQ5-05)

91.15% match | ΔE 8.85

#3D3E3E Color Carbon (N520-7)

90.59% match | ΔE 9.41

#413F3E Color Blackout (N510-7)

90.42% match | ΔE 9.58

#3F3F3E Color Black (Behr)

90.34% match | ΔE 9.66

PPG Paints

Hex color 242121 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #242121 to PPG Paints

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

90.90% match | ΔE 9.10

#414040 Color Black Magic (PPG1001-7)

90.11% match | ΔE 9.89

#404149 Color Napoleon (PPG1013-7)

88.68% match | ΔE 11.32

#464544 Color Onyx (PPG1011-7)

88.45% match | ΔE 11.55

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#242121 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

090909

242121

3F3939

595252

746A6A

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

242124

242123

242121

242321

242421

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

242121

212421

212124

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

242121

232421

212424

232124

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

242121

393737

4F4D4D

656363

7B7979

919090

A7A6A6

BDBCBC

D3D2D2

E9E8E8

FFFFFF

Raisin Black* - #242121 Tints

242121

201D1D

1C1A1A

191717

151313

121010

0E0D0D

0A0909

070606

030303

000000

Raisin Black* - #242121 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#242121

Raisin Black*

#212424

Eerie Black*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #242121?

Color that best contrast with #242121 is #212424, color name is Eerie Black*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.