What color is #18151D?

#18151D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18151D?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 29: 24 red, 21 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18151D?

The complementary color is #1A1D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18151D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18151D color

#18151D rgb(24, 21, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #18151D is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 11.4% blue (24, 21, 29).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 16% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#18151D color codes

HEX	`#18151D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 16%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 28%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.4, 3.59, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.4, 6.21, 305.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.867, 0.819, 1.275)`
Decimal	`1578269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18151D, 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 #18151D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18151D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #18151D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18151d; }
.text { color: #18151d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18151d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18151d, #1c151d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #18151D?: #18151D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18151D?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 29: 24 red, 21 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18151D?: The complementary color is #1A1D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18151D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.