What color is #18140B?

#18140B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18140B?

The RGB value is 24, 20, 11: 24 red, 20 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18140B?

The complementary color is #0B0F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18140B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18140B color

#18140B rgb(24, 20, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #18140B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.8% green and 4.3% blue (24, 20, 11).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 37% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 54% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#18140B color codes

HEX	`#18140B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 20, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 37%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 54%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 54%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.49, 0.17, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.49, 5.2, 88.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.687, 0.719, 0.419)`
Decimal	`1577995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18140B, 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 #18140B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18140B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #18140B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18140b; }
.text { color: #18140b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18140b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 20 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18140b, #15180b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #18140B?: #18140B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18140B?: The RGB value is 24, 20, 11: 24 red, 20 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18140B?: The complementary color is #0B0F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18140B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.