What color is #180D20?

#180D20 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180D20?

The RGB value is 24, 13, 32: 24 red, 13 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180D20?

The complementary color is #15200D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180D20 color

#180D20 rgb(24, 13, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #180D20 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 5.1% green and 12.5% blue (24, 13, 32).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 42% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#180D20 color codes

HEX	`#180D20`
RGB	`rgb(24, 13, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 5.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 42%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 59%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 59%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.3, 9.18, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.3, 13.99, 310.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.781, 0.586, 1.438)`
Decimal	`1576224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180D20, 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 #180D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #180D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180d20; }
.text { color: #180d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 13 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180d20, #200d1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #180D20?: #180D20 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180D20?: The RGB value is 24, 13, 32: 24 red, 13 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180D20?: The complementary color is #15200D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.