What color is #181218?

#181218 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 #181218?

The RGB value is 24, 18, 24: 24 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181218?

The complementary color is #121812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181218 color

#181218 rgb(24, 18, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #181218 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.1% green and 9.4% blue (24, 18, 24).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#181218 color codes

HEX	`#181218`
RGB	`rgb(24, 18, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 25%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.26, 4.07, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.26, 5, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.758, 0.693, 0.958)`
Decimal	`1577496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181218, 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 #181218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #181218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181218; }
.text { color: #181218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 18 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181218, #181215); }

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Questions

What color is #181218?: #181218 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 #181218?: The RGB value is 24, 18, 24: 24 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181218?: The complementary color is #121812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.