What color is #181012?

#181012 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181012?

The RGB value is 24, 16, 18: 24 red, 16 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181012?

The complementary color is #101816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181012 color

#181012 rgb(24, 16, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #181012 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 6.3% green and 7.1% blue (24, 16, 18).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 20% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 25% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#181012 color codes

HEX	`#181012`
RGB	`rgb(24, 16, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 6.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 20%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 33%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.5, 3.8, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.5, 3.8, 1.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.671, 0.608, 0.654)`
Decimal	`1576978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181012, 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 #181012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #181012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181012; }
.text { color: #181012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 16 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181012, #181210); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #181012?: #181012 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181012?: The RGB value is 24, 16, 18: 24 red, 16 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181012?: The complementary color is #101816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.