What color is #180615?

#180615 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180615?

The RGB value is 24, 6, 21: 24 red, 6 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180615?

The complementary color is #061809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180615?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180615 color

#180615 rgb(24, 6, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #180615 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 2.4% green and 8.2% blue (24, 6, 21).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 12% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.52:1).

#180615 color codes

HEX	`#180615`
RGB	`rgb(24, 6, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 2.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 12%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.42, 8.9, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.42, 10.14, 331.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.577, 0.379, 0.752)`
Decimal	`1574421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180615, 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 #180615	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180615 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #180615 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180615; }
.text { color: #180615; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180615; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 6 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180615, #18060c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #180615?: #180615 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180615?: The RGB value is 24, 6, 21: 24 red, 6 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180615?: The complementary color is #061809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180615?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.