What color is #181741?

#181741 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181741?

The RGB value is 24, 23, 65: 24 red, 23 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181741?

The complementary color is #404117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181741 color

#181741 rgb(24, 23, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #181741 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9% green and 25.5% blue (24, 23, 65).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#181741 color codes

HEX	`#181741`
RGB	`rgb(24, 23, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 65%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.47, 15.02, -26.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.47, 30.59, 299.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.637, 1.189, 5.143)`
Decimal	`1578817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181741, 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 #181741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #181741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181741; }
.text { color: #181741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 23 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181741, #2d1741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #181741?: #181741 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181741?: The RGB value is 24, 23, 65: 24 red, 23 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181741?: The complementary color is #404117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.