What color is #18132A?

#18132A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18132A?

The RGB value is 24, 19, 42: 24 red, 19 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18132A?

The complementary color is #252A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18132A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18132A color

#18132A rgb(24, 19, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #18132A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.5% green and 16.5% blue (24, 19, 42).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 38% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#18132A color codes

HEX	`#18132A`
RGB	`rgb(24, 19, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 38%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 55%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.47, 9.38, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.47, 17.51, 302.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.027, 0.827, 2.296)`
Decimal	`1577770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18132A, 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 #18132A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18132A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #18132A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18132a; }
.text { color: #18132a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18132a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 19 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18132a, #23132a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #18132A?: #18132A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18132A?: The RGB value is 24, 19, 42: 24 red, 19 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18132A?: The complementary color is #252A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18132A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.