HEX atlas value

#242124

#242124 is a neutral gray HEX color nearest Raisin. RGB 36, 33, 36, HSL 300° 4% 14%, luminance 0.0159; view contrast and conversions.

gray neutral dark

#242124 Sample readable text

HEX #242124

RGB rgb(36, 33, 36)

HSL hsl(300 4% 14%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 0, 86)

Luminance 0.0159

Contrast Black 1.32:1White 15.93:1

CSS

--color-242124: #242124;
.background-242124 { background-color: #242124; }
.text-242124 { color: #242124; }

HEX meaning and use

About #242124

#242124 is classified as a neutral gray value with dark visual character. #242124 is visually closest to Raisin, a named gray color with HEX #242124.

The RGB channels are 36, 33, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 300deg with 4% saturation and 14% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0159, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.32:1AA Fail

White text15.93:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #242124 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.32:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF15.93:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#000000 · #FFFFFF text · best 21:1 Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C · #FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1 #2D1A2D#2D1A2D · #FFFFFF text · best 16.18:1 #242225#242225 · #FFFFFF text · best 15.79:1 #252224#252224 · #FFFFFF text · best 15.77:1

Generated Palette

Raisin#242124

#222522#222522

#242225#242225

#252224#252224

#554E55#554E55

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#222522#222522

#242225#242225

#252224#252224

#252522#252522

#222525#222525

Variants

#554E55#554E55

Black#000000

#2D1A2D#2D1A2D

#242424#242424

#636363#636363

#700070#700070

Nearest Named Colors

Raisin#242124

Rubber#2A2725

Slate Black#26282A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Asphalt#2B2B2B

Luminance0.0159

Black text1.32:1AA Fail

White text15.93:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#242124","rgb":[36,33,36],"hsl":[300,4,14],"cmyk":[0,8,0,86],"luminance":0.0159,"contrast":{"black":1.32,"white":15.93}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":15.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2D1A2D","hex":"#2D1A2D","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.3,"contrastWhite":16.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#242225","hex":"#242225","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.33,"contrastWhite":15.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#252224","hex":"#252224","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.33,"contrastWhite":15.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","dark","dark gray","Raisin adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/242124.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-black.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#222522","analogous":["#242225","#252224"],"triadic":["#252522","#222525"],"tetradic":["#252422","#222522","#222425"],"splitComplementary":["#242522","#222524"],"monochromatic":["#554E55","#242124","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#554E55","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#2D1A2D","desaturated":"#242424","pastel":"#636363","neon":"#700070"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":0},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":8.54400374531753},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":14.071247279470288}]

#242124

CSS

About #242124

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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