What color is #181110?

#181110 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181110?

The RGB value is 24, 17, 16: 24 red, 17 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181110?

The complementary color is #101718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181110?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181110 color

#181110 rgb(24, 17, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #181110 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 6.7% green and 6.3% blue (24, 17, 16).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#181110 color codes

HEX	`#181110`
RGB	`rgb(24, 17, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 6.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.71, 2.85, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.71, 3.26, 29.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.671, 0.633, 0.577)`
Decimal	`1577232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181110, 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 #181110	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181110 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	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 #181110 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181110; }
.text { color: #181110; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181110; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 17 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181110, #181510); }

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Questions

What color is #181110?: #181110 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181110?: The RGB value is 24, 17, 16: 24 red, 17 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181110?: The complementary color is #101718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181110?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.