What color is #18050E?

#18050E is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18050E?

The RGB value is 24, 5, 14: 24 red, 5 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18050E?

The complementary color is #05180F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18050E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18050E color

#18050E rgb(24, 5, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #18050E is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 2% green and 5.5% blue (24, 5, 14).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 66% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 42% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#18050E color codes

HEX	`#18050E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 5, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 66%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 79%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 42%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.02, 7.88, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.02, 7.98, 350.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.51, 0.334, 0.453)`
Decimal	`1574158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18050E, 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 #18050E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18050E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	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 #18050E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18050e; }
.text { color: #18050e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18050e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 5 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18050e, #180505); }

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Questions

What color is #18050E?: #18050E is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18050E?: The RGB value is 24, 5, 14: 24 red, 5 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18050E?: The complementary color is #05180F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18050E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.