What color is #181522?

#181522 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181522?

The RGB value is 24, 21, 34: 24 red, 21 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181522?

The complementary color is #1F2215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181522 color

#181522 rgb(24, 21, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #181522 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 8.2% green and 13.3% blue (24, 21, 34).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#181522 color codes

HEX	`#181522`
RGB	`rgb(24, 21, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 8.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 38%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.64, 5.17, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.64, 9.95, 301.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.934, 0.846, 1.627)`
Decimal	`1578274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181522, 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 #181522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #181522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181522; }
.text { color: #181522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 21 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181522, #1e1522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #181522?: #181522 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181522?: The RGB value is 24, 21, 34: 24 red, 21 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181522?: The complementary color is #1F2215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.