What color is #181315?

#181315 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181315?

The RGB value is 24, 19, 21: 24 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181315?

The complementary color is #131816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181315 color

#181315 rgb(24, 19, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #181315 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.5% green and 8.2% blue (24, 19, 21).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 12% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#181315 color codes

HEX	`#181315`
RGB	`rgb(24, 19, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 12%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 21%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.45, 2.71, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.45, 2.75, 350.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.745, 0.714, 0.808)`
Decimal	`1577749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181315, 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 #181315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #181315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181315; }
.text { color: #181315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 19 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181315, #181413); }

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Questions

What color is #181315?: #181315 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181315?: The RGB value is 24, 19, 21: 24 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181315?: The complementary color is #131816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.