What color is #180028?

#180028 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180028?

The RGB value is 24, 0, 40: 24 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180028?

The complementary color is #102800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180028 color

#180028 rgb(24, 0, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #180028 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 0% green and 15.7% blue (24, 0, 40).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.64:1).

#180028 color codes

HEX	`#180028`
RGB	`rgb(24, 0, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 0%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.14, 17.59, -20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.14, 26.69, 311.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.76, 0.347, 2.034)`
Decimal	`1572904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180028, 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 #180028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.64:1	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 #180028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180028; }
.text { color: #180028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 0 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180028, #280024); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #180028?: #180028 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180028?: The RGB value is 24, 0, 40: 24 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180028?: The complementary color is #102800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.