What color is #18141F?

#18141F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18141F?

The RGB value is 24, 20, 31: 24 red, 20 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18141F?

The complementary color is #1B1F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18141F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18141F color

#18141F rgb(24, 20, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #18141F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.8% green and 12.2% blue (24, 20, 31).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#18141F color codes

HEX	`#18141F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 20, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 35%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.17, 4.9, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.17, 8.5, 305.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.874, 0.793, 1.403)`
Decimal	`1578015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18141F, 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 #18141F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18141F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #18141F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18141f; }
.text { color: #18141f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18141f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 20 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18141f, #1d141f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #18141F?: #18141F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18141F?: The RGB value is 24, 20, 31: 24 red, 20 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18141F?: The complementary color is #1B1F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18141F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.