What color is #18151E?

#18151E 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 #18151E?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 30: 24 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18151E?

The complementary color is #1B1E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18151E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18151E color

#18151E rgb(24, 21, 30)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 11.8% blue (24, 21, 30).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#18151E color codes

HEX	`#18151E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 30%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.45, 3.9, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.45, 6.96, 304.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.879, 0.824, 1.341)`
Decimal	`1578270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18151E, 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 #18151E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18151E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #18151E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18151e; }
.text { color: #18151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18151e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18151e, #1d151e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #18151E?: #18151E 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 #18151E?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 30: 24 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18151E?: The complementary color is #1B1E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18151E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.