What color is #240E05?

#240E05 is #240E05 (36, 14, 5 in RGB; hsl(17, 76%, 8%)). It sits in the deep orange family. Contrast is 18.42:1 on white and 1.14:1 on black.

Is #240E05 accessible for text?

Yes for normal text on white at 18.42:1 (WCAG AA). Still verify large and small text in a contrast checker before shipping.

How do I use #240E05 in CSS?

Use #240E05, color: #240e05;, or a custom property like --color-240e05: #240e05;. Nearest Tailwind-style token approximation: orange-950. Confirm contrast pairs against WCAG before production.

Color brief · Deep Orange

#240E05 (#240E05) — practical notes

#240E05 (#240e05) sits in the deep orange family at about 17° hue, 76% saturation, and 8% lightness. Contrast is 18.42:1 on white and 1.14:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: orange-950 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #240e05 is 1.14:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

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Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.

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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#240E05

100% opacity · sRGB

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#240E05

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deep-orange family Calculated from HEX

HEX#240E05

RGBrgb(36, 14, 5)

HSLhsl(17, 76%, 8%)

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Selected text: #240E05

Preview textText size 24px

CONTRAST RATIO18.42:1

AA · normal text: Pass
AA · large text: Pass
AAA · normal text: Pass

Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).

Against white18.42:1

Against black1.14:1

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Color codes

HEX

#240e05

RGB

rgb(36, 14, 5)

HSL

hsl(17, 76%, 8%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.1953 0.0414 44.02)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61%, 86%, 86%)

CSS variable

--color-240e05: #240e05;

CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.

OKLCH

css

:root {
  --color240e05-1: #240e05;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

orange-950

Very different · ΔE 10.1 · #431407

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 12.75 · #000000

Nearest Material color

brown-900

Very different · ΔE 7.72 · #3E2723

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 16.09 · #212529

Using this color

Where #240e05 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #240e05 is 1.14:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Bold warmth and intensity. Strong for food, sports, and energetic identities. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 900#3E2723 Web Safe #330000#330000 Tailwind orange 950#431407 Tailwind stone 900#1C1917 Tailwind amber 950#451A03 Tailwind yellow 950#422006 Tailwind stone 800#292524 Tailwind red 950#450A0A Tailwind stone 950#0C0A09 Material Brown 800#4E342E Material You On Surface#1C1B1F Tailwind neutral 900#171717