What color is #180B17?

#180B17 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180B17?

The RGB value is 24, 11, 23: 24 red, 11 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180B17?

The complementary color is #0B180C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180B17 color

#180B17 rgb(24, 11, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #180B17 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 4.3% green and 9% blue (24, 11, 23).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 37% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 4% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#180B17 color codes

HEX	`#180B17`
RGB	`rgb(24, 11, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 4.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 37%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 54%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 4%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.48, 7.38, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.48, 8.78, 327.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.651, 0.495, 0.872)`
Decimal	`1575703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180B17, 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 #180B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #180B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180b17; }
.text { color: #180b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 11 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180b17, #180b10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #180B17?: #180B17 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180B17?: The RGB value is 24, 11, 23: 24 red, 11 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180B17?: The complementary color is #0B180C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.