What color is #180618?

#180618 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180618?

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

What is the complementary color of #180618?

The complementary color is #061806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180618?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180618 color

#180618 rgb(24, 6, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #180618 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#180618 color codes

HEX	`#180618`
RGB	`rgb(24, 6, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 2.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.53, 9.65, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.53, 11.86, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.607, 0.39, 0.907)`
Decimal	`1574424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180618, 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 #180618	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180618 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	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 #180618 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180618; }
.text { color: #180618; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180618; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 6 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180618, #18060f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #180618?: #180618 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180618?: The RGB value is 24, 6, 24: 24 red, 6 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180618?: The complementary color is #061806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180618?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.