What color is #001518?

#001518 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001518?

The RGB value is 0, 21, 24: 0 red, 21 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001518?

The complementary color is #180300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001518 color

#001518 rgb(0, 21, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #001518 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.2% green and 9.4% blue (0, 21, 24).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#001518 color codes

HEX	`#001518`
RGB	`rgb(0, 21, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.44, -5.71, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.44, 7.16, 217.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.433, 0.602, 0.957)`
Decimal	`5400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001518, 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 #001518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #001518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001518; }
.text { color: #001518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 21 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001518, #000918); }

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Questions

What color is #001518?: #001518 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001518?: The RGB value is 0, 21, 24: 0 red, 21 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001518?: The complementary color is #180300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.