What color is #181703?

#181703 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181703?

The RGB value is 24, 23, 3: 24 red, 23 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181703?

The complementary color is #030418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181703?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181703 color

#181703 rgb(24, 23, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #181703 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9% green and 1.2% blue (24, 23, 3).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 78% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 88% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#181703 color codes

HEX	`#181703`
RGB	`rgb(24, 23, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 78%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 88%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 88%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.35, -3.02, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.35, 10.18, 107.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.7, 0.814, 0.206)`
Decimal	`1578755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181703, 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 #181703	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181703 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #181703 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181703; }
.text { color: #181703; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181703; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 23 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181703, #0f1803); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181703?: #181703 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181703?: The RGB value is 24, 23, 3: 24 red, 23 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181703?: The complementary color is #030418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181703?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.