What color is #180707?

#180707 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180707?

The RGB value is 24, 7, 7: 24 red, 7 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180707?

The complementary color is #071818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180707?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180707 color

#180707 rgb(24, 7, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #180707 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 2.7% green and 2.7% blue (24, 7, 7).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 55% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 71% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#180707 color codes

HEX	`#180707`
RGB	`rgb(24, 7, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 2.7%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 55%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 71%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 71%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.27, 6.04, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.27, 6.4, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.491, 0.362, 0.245)`
Decimal	`1574663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180707, 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 #180707	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180707 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #180707 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180707; }
.text { color: #180707; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180707; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 7 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180707, #181007); }

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Questions

What color is #180707?: #180707 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180707?: The RGB value is 24, 7, 7: 24 red, 7 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180707?: The complementary color is #071818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180707?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.