What color is #181124?

#181124 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181124?

The RGB value is 24, 17, 36: 24 red, 17 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181124?

The complementary color is #1D2411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181124 color

#181124 rgb(24, 17, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #181124 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 6.7% green and 14.1% blue (24, 17, 36).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 36% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#181124 color codes

HEX	`#181124`
RGB	`rgb(24, 17, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 6.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 36%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 53%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 53%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.53, 8.51, -11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.53, 14.5, 305.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.896, 0.722, 1.761)`
Decimal	`1577252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181124, 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 #181124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #181124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181124; }
.text { color: #181124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 17 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181124, #221124); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #181124?: #181124 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181124?: The RGB value is 24, 17, 36: 24 red, 17 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181124?: The complementary color is #1D2411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.