What color is #181116?

#181116 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181116?

The RGB value is 24, 17, 22: 24 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181116?

The complementary color is #111813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181116 color

#181116 rgb(24, 17, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #181116 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 6.7% green and 8.6% blue (24, 17, 22).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 17% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 8% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#181116 color codes

HEX	`#181116`
RGB	`rgb(24, 17, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 6.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 17%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 29%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 8%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.9, 4.15, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.9, 4.58, 334.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.722, 0.653, 0.847)`
Decimal	`1577238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181116, 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 #181116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	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 #181116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181116; }
.text { color: #181116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 17 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181116, #181112); }

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Questions

What color is #181116?: #181116 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181116?: The RGB value is 24, 17, 22: 24 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181116?: The complementary color is #111813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.