What color is #18151F?

#18151F 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 #18151F?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 31: 24 red, 21 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18151F?

The complementary color is #1C1F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18151F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18151F color

#18151F rgb(24, 21, 31)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 12.2% blue (24, 21, 31).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 19% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#18151F color codes

HEX	`#18151F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 19%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 32%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.49, 4.21, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.49, 7.7, 303.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.892, 0.829, 1.409)`
Decimal	`1578271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18151F, 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 #18151F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18151F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #18151F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18151f; }
.text { color: #18151f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18151f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18151f, #1d151f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #18151F?: #18151F 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 #18151F?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 31: 24 red, 21 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18151F?: The complementary color is #1C1F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18151F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.