What color is #180C1E?

#180C1E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180C1E?

The RGB value is 24, 12, 30: 24 red, 12 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180C1E?

The complementary color is #121E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180C1E color

#180C1E rgb(24, 12, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #180C1E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 4.7% green and 11.8% blue (24, 12, 30).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 43% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#180C1E color codes

HEX	`#180C1E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 12, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 4.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 43%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 60%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.98, 8.97, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.98, 13.06, 313.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.742, 0.551, 1.295)`
Decimal	`1575966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180C1E, 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 #180C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #180C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180c1e; }
.text { color: #180c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 12 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180c1e, #1e0c1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #180C1E?: #180C1E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180C1E?: The RGB value is 24, 12, 30: 24 red, 12 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180C1E?: The complementary color is #121E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.