What color is #181143?

#181143 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181143?

The RGB value is 24, 17, 67: 24 red, 17 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181143?

The complementary color is #3C4311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181143 color

#181143 rgb(24, 17, 67)

Shades of black

The hex color #181143 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 6.7% green and 26.3% blue (24, 17, 67).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#181143 color codes

HEX	`#181143`
RGB	`rgb(24, 17, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 6.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 75%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 75%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.99, 20.14, -30.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.99, 36.53, 303.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.59, 1, 5.418)`
Decimal	`1577283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181143, 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 #181143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #181143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181143; }
.text { color: #181143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 17 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181143, #311143); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #181143?: #181143 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181143?: The RGB value is 24, 17, 67: 24 red, 17 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181143?: The complementary color is #3C4311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.