What color is #18150D?

#18150D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18150D?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 13: 24 red, 21 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18150D?

The complementary color is #0D1018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18150D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18150D color

#18150D rgb(24, 21, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #18150D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 5.1% blue (24, 21, 13).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 30% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 46% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#18150D color codes

HEX	`#18150D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 30%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 46%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 46%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.86, -0.18, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.86, 4.83, 92.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.718, 0.76, 0.49)`
Decimal	`1578253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18150D, 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 #18150D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18150D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #18150D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18150d; }
.text { color: #18150d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18150d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18150d, #16180d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #18150D?: #18150D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18150D?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 13: 24 red, 21 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18150D?: The complementary color is #0D1018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18150D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.