Information about #242628 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#242628 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Black Russian (#24252B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nero (#252525) and Shadowland (#26272C).
In RGB terms — rgb(36, 38, 40) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 15.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #242628 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#242628 color variations
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#242628 color tints
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#242628 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#242628 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#242628 color hues
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#242628 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #242628 color
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Nearest named colors to #242628
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#24252B
#252525
#26272C
#1F262A
#232224
#232B2B
#242124
#27292D
#2A2525
#2A2725
#282A2C
#242A2E
#242628 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#242628
- RGB36, 38, 40
- CMYK2, 1, 0, 84
- CSSrgb(36, 38, 40)
- HSL210°, 5%, 15%
- HSL Precise210°, 5.263%, 14.902%
- HSV210°, 10%, 16%
- HSB210°, 10%, 16%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
- GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.149, 0.157)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.149, 0.157, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.149, 0.157)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID242628
- DECIMAL ID2369064
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
