What color is #181516?

#181516 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181516?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 22: 24 red, 21 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181516?

The complementary color is #151817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181516 color

#181516 rgb(24, 21, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #181516 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 8.6% blue (24, 21, 22).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 7% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Void (#151517), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#181516 color codes

HEX	`#181516`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 7%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 13%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.12, 1.65, -0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.12, 1.66, 354.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.79, 0.788, 0.869)`
Decimal	`1578262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181516, 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 #181516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #181516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181516; }
.text { color: #181516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181516, #181515); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181516?: #181516 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181516?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 22: 24 red, 21 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181516?: The complementary color is #151817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.