What color is #180900?

#180900 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180900?

The RGB value is 24, 9, 0: 24 red, 9 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180900?

The complementary color is #000F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180900?

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.

#180900 color

#180900 rgb(24, 9, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #180900 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 3.5% green and 0% blue (24, 9, 0).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#180900 color codes

HEX	`#180900`
RGB	`rgb(24, 9, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 3.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.52, 4.26, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.52, 6.84, 51.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.474, 0.39, 0.05)`
Decimal	`1575168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180900, 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 #180900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180900 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 #180900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180900; }
.text { color: #180900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 9 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180900, #181500); }

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Questions

What color is #180900?: #180900 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180900?: The RGB value is 24, 9, 0: 24 red, 9 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180900?: The complementary color is #000F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180900?: 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.