What color is #180614?

#180614 is a very dark, moderate magenta known as Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crow?

The RGB value is 24, 6, 20: 24 red, 6 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crow?

The complementary color is #06180A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180614?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crow color: hex code #180614

#180614 rgb(24, 6, 20)

Shades of black

Crow has the hex code #180614. It is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 2.4% green and 7.8% blue (24, 6, 20).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 17% yellow and 91% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

Crow (#180614) color codes

HEX	`#180614`
RGB	`rgb(24, 6, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 2.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 17%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.39, 8.67, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.39, 9.65, 333.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.568, 0.375, 0.704)`
Decimal	`1574420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #180614	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180614 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #180614 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180614; }
.text { color: #180614; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180614; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 6 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180614, #18060b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

See #180614 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #180614?: #180614 is a very dark, moderate magenta known as Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crow?: The RGB value is 24, 6, 20: 24 red, 6 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crow?: The complementary color is #06180A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180614?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.