Information about Black Russian color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #24252B carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shadowland (#26272C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Gunmetal (#1F262A) and Wine Trail (#27292D).
In RGB terms — rgb(36, 37, 43) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #24252B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Black Russian" in the Register.
Black Russian color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Black Russian color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Black Russian color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Black Russian color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Black Russian color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Black Russian 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 Black Russian color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Black Russian
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#26272C
#1F262A
#27292D
#242A2E
#232B2B
#252525
#2A252C
#1E272C
#282A2C
#29272F
#1E222C
#232732
Black Russian color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#24252B
- RGB36, 37, 43
- CMYK3, 2, 0, 83
- CSSrgb(36, 37, 43)
- HSL231°, 9%, 15%
- HSL Precise231.429°, 8.861%, 15.49%
- HSV231°, 16%, 17%
- HSB231°, 16%, 17%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.145, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.145, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.145, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID24252B
- DECIMAL ID2368811
- Name Length13
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- Counting from2025-01-01
