What color is #181514?

#181514 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181514?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 20: 24 red, 21 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181514?

The complementary color is #141718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181514 color

#181514 rgb(24, 21, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #181514 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 7.8% blue (24, 21, 20).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 9% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Veil (#141311), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#181514 color codes

HEX	`#181514`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 9%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.06, 1.18, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.06, 1.63, 43.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.771, 0.781, 0.772)`
Decimal	`1578260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181514, 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 #181514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #181514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181514; }
.text { color: #181514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181514, #181714); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181514?: #181514 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181514?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 20: 24 red, 21 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181514?: The complementary color is #141718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.