What color is #180C06?

#180C06 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180C06?

The RGB value is 24, 12, 6: 24 red, 12 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180C06?

The complementary color is #061218, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180C06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180C06 color

#180C06 rgb(24, 12, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #180C06 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 4.7% green and 2.4% blue (24, 12, 6).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 75% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#180C06 color codes

HEX	`#180C06`
RGB	`rgb(24, 12, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 4.7%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 75%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.25, 3.85, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.25, 5.53, 45.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.541, 0.47, 0.235)`
Decimal	`1575942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180C06, 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 #180C06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180C06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #180C06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180c06; }
.text { color: #180c06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180c06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 12 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180c06, #181506); }

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Questions

What color is #180C06?: #180C06 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180C06?: The RGB value is 24, 12, 6: 24 red, 12 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180C06?: The complementary color is #061218, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180C06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.