#240505

Color #240505

A vivid, highly saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#240505

RGB

rgb(36, 5, 5)

HSL

hsl(0, 75.6%, 8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 86.1%, 14.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 86.1%, 86.1%, 85.9%)

LAB

lab(4.47, 13.89, 4.89)

LCH

lch(4.47, 14.73, 19.39)

OKLCH

oklch(17.7%, 0.0543, 24.58)

HWB

hwb(0, 2%, 85.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#052424

Analogous

#240514

#240505

#241405

Triadic

#240505

#052405

#050524

Split-complementary

#240505

#052414

#051424

Tetradic

#240505

#242405

#052424

#050524

Square

#240505

#142405

#052424

#140524

Shades

Color #240505 mixed toward black.

#1e0404

#180303

#120202

#0c0202

#060101

Tints

Color #240505 mixed toward white.

#680f0f

#ad1818

#e23131

#ec7676

#f5baba

Tones

Color #240505 mixed toward gray.

#210808

#1f0a0a

#1c0d0d

#1a0f0f

#171212

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.1:1

White text reads better on this background (19.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1a05 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#1c1e05 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#230505 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#0f0f0f · ΔE 14.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #240505;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#240505]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#240505 (#240505) is rgb(36, 5, 5) in RGB.

No, #240505 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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