What color is #180E10?

#180E10 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180E10?

The RGB value is 24, 14, 16: 24 red, 14 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180E10?

The complementary color is #0E1816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180E10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180E10 color

#180E10 rgb(24, 14, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #180E10 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 5.5% green and 6.3% blue (24, 14, 16).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 26% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 33% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#180E10 color codes

HEX	`#180E10`
RGB	`rgb(24, 14, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 5.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 26%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 42%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 33%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.93, 4.45, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.93, 4.47, 5.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.627, 0.546, 0.562)`
Decimal	`1576464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180E10, 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 #180E10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180E10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	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 #180E10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180e10; }
.text { color: #180e10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180e10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 14 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180e10, #18110e); }

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Questions

What color is #180E10?: #180E10 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180E10?: The RGB value is 24, 14, 16: 24 red, 14 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180E10?: The complementary color is #0E1816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180E10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.