Information about Cinder color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #242A2E reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and leans clearly toward the dark side. 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 practically indistinguishable from Blue Charcoal (#262B2F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Charleston Green (#232B2B) and Wine Trail (#27292D).
In RGB terms — rgb(36, 42, 46) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #242A2E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Cinder" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Cinder color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Cinder color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Cinder color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Cinder color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Cinder color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Cinder 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 Cinder color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Cinder
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#262B2F
#232B2B
#27292D
#26272C
#282A2C
#232732
#29292F
#292C2F
#24252B
#29272F
#1E272C
#242E28
Cinder color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#242A2E
- RGB36, 42, 46
- CMYK4, 2, 0, 82
- CSSrgb(36, 42, 46)
- HSL204°, 12%, 16%
- HSL Precise204°, 12.195%, 16.078%
- HSV204°, 22%, 18%
- HSB204°, 22%, 18%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
- GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.165, 0.180)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.165, 0.180, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.165, 0.180)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID242A2E
- DECIMAL ID2370094
- Name Length6
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- Counting from2025-01-01
