What color is #180304?

#180304 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180304?

The RGB value is 24, 3, 4: 24 red, 3 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180304?

The complementary color is #031817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180304?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180304 color

#180304 rgb(24, 3, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #180304 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 1.2% green and 1.6% blue (24, 3, 4).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 78% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 83% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.93:1).

#180304 color codes

HEX	`#180304`
RGB	`rgb(24, 3, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 1.2%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 78%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 88%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 83%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.42, 7.22, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.42, 7.53, 16.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.431, 0.268, 0.144)`
Decimal	`1573636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180304, 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 #180304	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180304 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #180304 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180304; }
.text { color: #180304; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180304; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 3 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180304, #180d03); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #180304?: #180304 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180304?: The RGB value is 24, 3, 4: 24 red, 3 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180304?: The complementary color is #031817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180304?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.