What color is #18062A?

#18062A is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18062A?

The RGB value is 24, 6, 42: 24 red, 6 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18062A?

The complementary color is #182A06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18062A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18062A color

#18062A rgb(24, 6, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #18062A is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 2.4% green and 16.5% blue (24, 6, 42).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 75% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#18062A color codes

HEX	`#18062A`
RGB	`rgb(24, 6, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 2.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 75%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 86%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 86%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.44, 16.07, -19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.44, 25.31, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.86, 0.492, 2.24)`
Decimal	`1574442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18062A, 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 #18062A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18062A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #18062A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18062a; }
.text { color: #18062a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18062a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 6 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18062a, #2a062a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #18062A?: #18062A is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18062A?: The RGB value is 24, 6, 42: 24 red, 6 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18062A?: The complementary color is #182A06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18062A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.