What color is #181129?

#181129 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181129?

The RGB value is 24, 17, 41: 24 red, 17 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181129?

The complementary color is #222911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181129 color

#181129 rgb(24, 17, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #181129 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 6.7% green and 16.1% blue (24, 17, 41).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 41% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#181129 color codes

HEX	`#181129`
RGB	`rgb(24, 17, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 6.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 41%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 59%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 59%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.82, 10.36, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.82, 18.28, 304.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.977, 0.755, 2.192)`
Decimal	`1577257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181129, 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 #181129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #181129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181129; }
.text { color: #181129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 17 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181129, #241129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #181129?: #181129 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181129?: The RGB value is 24, 17, 41: 24 red, 17 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181129?: The complementary color is #222911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.