What color is #18060E?

#18060E 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 #18060E?

The RGB value is 24, 6, 14: 24 red, 6 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18060E?

The complementary color is #061810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18060E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18060E color

#18060E rgb(24, 6, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #18060E is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 2.4% green and 5.5% blue (24, 6, 14).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 42% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.6:1).

#18060E color codes

HEX	`#18060E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 6, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 2.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 42%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.22, 7.48, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.22, 7.54, 352.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.521, 0.356, 0.457)`
Decimal	`1574414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18060E, 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 #18060E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18060E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.6:1	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 #18060E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18060e; }
.text { color: #18060e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18060e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 6 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18060e, #180706); }

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Questions

What color is #18060E?: #18060E 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 #18060E?: The RGB value is 24, 6, 14: 24 red, 6 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18060E?: The complementary color is #061810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18060E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.