What color is #181322?

#181322 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 #181322?

The RGB value is 24, 19, 34: 24 red, 19 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181322?

The complementary color is #1D2213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181322 color

#181322 rgb(24, 19, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #181322 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.5% green and 13.3% blue (24, 19, 34).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#181322 color codes

HEX	`#181322`
RGB	`rgb(24, 19, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7, 6.55, -9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7, 11.53, 304.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.898, 0.775, 1.615)`
Decimal	`1577762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181322, 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 #181322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #181322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181322; }
.text { color: #181322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 19 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181322, #1f1322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #181322?: #181322 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 #181322?: The RGB value is 24, 19, 34: 24 red, 19 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181322?: The complementary color is #1D2213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.