What color is #180D2F?

#180D2F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180D2F?

The RGB value is 24, 13, 47: 24 red, 13 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180D2F?

The complementary color is #242F0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180D2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180D2F color

#180D2F rgb(24, 13, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #180D2F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 5.1% green and 18.4% blue (24, 13, 47).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 57% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#180D2F color codes

HEX	`#180D2F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 13, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 5.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 57%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 72%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 72%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.21, 15.05, -20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.21, 25.44, 306.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.034, 0.687, 2.767)`
Decimal	`1576239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180D2F, 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 #180D2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180D2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #180D2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180d2f; }
.text { color: #180d2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180d2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 13 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180d2f, #290d2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #180D2F?: #180D2F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180D2F?: The RGB value is 24, 13, 47: 24 red, 13 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180D2F?: The complementary color is #242F0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180D2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.