What color is #180F23?

#180F23 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 #180F23?

The RGB value is 24, 15, 35: 24 red, 15 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180F23?

The complementary color is #1A230F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180F23 color

#180F23 rgb(24, 15, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #180F23 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 5.9% green and 13.7% blue (24, 15, 35).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#180F23 color codes

HEX	`#180F23`
RGB	`rgb(24, 15, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 5.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 57%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.94, 9.26, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.94, 15.07, 307.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.851, 0.657, 1.672)`
Decimal	`1576739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180F23, 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 #180F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #180F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180f23; }
.text { color: #180f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 15 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180f23, #220f23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #180F23?: #180F23 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 #180F23?: The RGB value is 24, 15, 35: 24 red, 15 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180F23?: The complementary color is #1A230F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.