What color is #240118?

#240118 is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(36, 1, 24), and in HSL hsl(321, 95%, 7%).

Is #240118 accessible as text?

On white, #240118 has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.09:1 (fails). For text placed on #240118, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #240118?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #240118?

#240118 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #01230D. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #240118 below.

Is #240118 good for buttons?

#240118 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #240118 — black text only reaches 1.09:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #240118 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #240118 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#240118 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #240118

Not just a swatch — here's how #240118 works with other colors. Named schemes with #240118 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #240118 Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #5A2232

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #240118 Secondary #BA6031 Accent #7D7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #240118 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCADA0 Ink #2B2723

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #240118 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #30252B Surface #F3EDE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #240118 Secondary #3B2D35 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #240118 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 59/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 18/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 80/100

Very high

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 9/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 35/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 81/100

Very high

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 28/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 9/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 52/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 92/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #240118

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People also use #240118 with

Deep Purple Jet Black Graphite Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 19.2:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #F0AFD9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #23010C — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #240118 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #240118;
  --color-base-rgb: 36 1 24;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(17.6% 0.071 344.3);
  --color-50: #FEF0F9;
  --color-100: #FDD8F0;
  --color-200: #FCB1E1;
  --color-300: #F57ACA;
  --color-400: #E84AB1;
  --color-500: #CE2793;
  --color-600: #9C2673;
  --color-700: #6E2153;
  --color-800: #471A37;
  --color-900: #2B1222;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FEF0F9',
    100: '#FDD8F0',
    200: '#FCB1E1',
    300: '#F57ACA',
    400: '#E84AB1',
    500: '#CE2793',
    600: '#9C2673',
    700: '#6E2153',
    800: '#471A37',
    900: '#2B1222',
  },
}

$base: #240118;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF0F9;
$base-100: #FDD8F0;
$base-200: #FCB1E1;
$base-300: #F57ACA;
$base-400: #E84AB1;
$base-500: #CE2793;
$base-600: #9C2673;
$base-700: #6E2153;
$base-800: #471A37;
$base-900: #2B1222;
$base-hover: #1C0112;
$base-subtle: #EB84C7;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#240118",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF0F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FDD8F0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#FCB1E1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#F57ACA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#E84AB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#CE2793",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#9C2673",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#6E2153",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#471A37",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#2B1222",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #240118

Color Lab

Pairs with #240118

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