What color is #18111B?

#18111B 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 #18111B?

The RGB value is 24, 17, 27: 24 red, 17 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18111B?

The complementary color is #141B11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18111B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18111B color

#18111B rgb(24, 17, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #18111B is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 6.7% green and 10.6% blue (24, 17, 27).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 23% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% 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 18.5:1).

#18111B color codes

HEX	`#18111B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 17, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 6.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 23%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 37%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.09, 5.49, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.09, 7.76, 315.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.775, 0.674, 1.126)`
Decimal	`1577243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18111B, 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 #18111B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18111B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #18111B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18111b; }
.text { color: #18111b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18111b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 17 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18111b, #1b1119); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #18111B?: #18111B 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 #18111B?: The RGB value is 24, 17, 27: 24 red, 17 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18111B?: The complementary color is #141B11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18111B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.