#292524 color
The swatch above shows #292524 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#292524 is a very dark, desaturated grey, closest to the CSS named color midnightblue (#191970).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: stone-800. That means you can write bg-stone-800 or text-stone-800 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #292524 |
| RGB | rgb(41, 37, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 6%, 15%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 84%) |
| Decimal | 2696484 |
| CSS | color: #292524; |
| Android | 0xFF292524 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.145, blue: 0.141, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #292524 | 15.17:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #292524 | 1.38:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #292524
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #292524 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #292524
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #292524 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #292524; background-color: #292524; }
.element { color: rgb(41 37 36); }
.element { color: hsl(12 6% 15%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-stone-800 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #292524;Frequently asked questions
What color is #292524?
#292524 is a very dark, desaturated grey. Its hue sits at 12° on the color wheel, with 6% saturation and 15% lightness.
What is #292524 in RGB?
#292524 converts to rgb(41, 37, 36) — 41 red, 37 green and 36 blue.
What is #292524 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 84%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #292524 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (15.17:1 versus 1.38:1).
What is the complementary color of #292524?
#242829 — the hue directly opposite #292524 on the color wheel.