What color is #18090C?

#18090C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18090C?

The RGB value is 24, 9, 12: 24 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18090C?

The complementary color is #091815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18090C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18090C color

#18090C rgb(24, 9, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #18090C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 3.5% green and 4.7% blue (24, 9, 12).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 50% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#18090C color codes

HEX	`#18090C`
RGB	`rgb(24, 9, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 3.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 63%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 50%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.76, 5.95, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.76, 6, 7.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.541, 0.416, 0.4)`
Decimal	`1575180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18090C, 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 #18090C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18090C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	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 #18090C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18090c; }
.text { color: #18090c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18090c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 9 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18090c, #180d09); }

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Questions

What color is #18090C?: #18090C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18090C?: The RGB value is 24, 9, 12: 24 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18090C?: The complementary color is #091815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18090C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.