What color is #180103?

#180103 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180103?

The RGB value is 24, 1, 3: 24 red, 1 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180103?

The complementary color is #011816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180103?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180103 color

#180103 rgb(24, 1, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #180103 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 0.4% green and 1.2% blue (24, 1, 3).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 92% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 88% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.11:1).

#180103 color codes

HEX	`#180103`
RGB	`rgb(24, 1, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 0.4%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 92%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 96%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 88%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.01, 7.89, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.01, 8.12, 13.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.404, 0.223, 0.108)`
Decimal	`1573123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180103, 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 #180103	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180103 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #180103 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180103; }
.text { color: #180103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180103; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 1 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180103, #180b01); }

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Questions

What color is #180103?: #180103 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180103?: The RGB value is 24, 1, 3: 24 red, 1 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180103?: The complementary color is #011816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180103?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.