What color is #180F05?

#180F05 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180F05?

The RGB value is 24, 15, 5: 24 red, 15 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180F05?

The complementary color is #050E18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180F05?

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.

#180F05 color

#180F05 rgb(24, 15, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #180F05 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 5.9% green and 2% blue (24, 15, 5).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 66% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 79% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#180F05 color codes

HEX	`#180F05`
RGB	`rgb(24, 15, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 5.9%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 66%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 79%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 79%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.94, 2.26, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.94, 5.84, 67.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.575, 0.547, 0.219)`
Decimal	`1576709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180F05, 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 #180F05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180F05 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 #180F05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180f05; }
.text { color: #180f05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180f05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 15 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180f05, #181805); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #180F05?: #180F05 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180F05?: The RGB value is 24, 15, 5: 24 red, 15 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180F05?: The complementary color is #050E18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180F05?: 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.