What color is #181712?

#181712 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181712?

The RGB value is 24, 23, 18: 24 red, 23 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181712?

The complementary color is #121318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181712 color

#181712 rgb(24, 23, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #181712 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9% green and 7.1% blue (24, 23, 18).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#181712 color codes

HEX	`#181712`
RGB	`rgb(24, 23, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.68, -0.67, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.68, 3.38, 101.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.792, 0.851, 0.695)`
Decimal	`1578770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181712, 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 #181712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #181712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181712; }
.text { color: #181712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 23 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181712, #161812); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181712?: #181712 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181712?: The RGB value is 24, 23, 18: 24 red, 23 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181712?: The complementary color is #121318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.