What color is #181433?

#181433 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181433?

The RGB value is 24, 20, 51: 24 red, 20 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181433?

The complementary color is #2F3314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181433?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181433 color

#181433 rgb(24, 20, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #181433 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.8% green and 20% blue (24, 20, 51).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.7:1).

#181433 color codes

HEX	`#181433`
RGB	`rgb(24, 20, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 61%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 61%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.42, 11.93, -19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.42, 23.21, 300.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.224, 0.933, 3.247)`
Decimal	`1578035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181433, 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 #181433	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181433 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #181433 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181433; }
.text { color: #181433; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181433; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 20 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181433, #281433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #181433?: #181433 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181433?: The RGB value is 24, 20, 51: 24 red, 20 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181433?: The complementary color is #2F3314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181433?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.