What color is #181500?

#181500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181500?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 0: 24 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181500?

The complementary color is #000318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181500 color

#181500 rgb(24, 21, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #181500 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 0% blue (24, 21, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#181500 color codes

HEX	`#181500`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.6, -2.03, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.6, 10.05, 101.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.645, 0.731, 0.107)`
Decimal	`1578240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181500, 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 #181500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #181500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181500; }
.text { color: #181500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181500, #0f1800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #181500?: #181500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181500?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 0: 24 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181500?: The complementary color is #000318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.