What color is #181806?

#181806 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 #181806?

The RGB value is 24, 24, 6: 24 red, 24 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181806?

The complementary color is #060618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181806?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181806 color

#181806 rgb(24, 24, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #181806 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9.4% green and 2.4% blue (24, 24, 6).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#181806 color codes

HEX	`#181806`
RGB	`rgb(24, 24, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9.4%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.77, -3.35, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.77, 9.71, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.736, 0.861, 0.3)`
Decimal	`1579014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181806, 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 #181806	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181806 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #181806 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181806; }
.text { color: #181806; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181806; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 24 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181806, #0f1806); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181806?: #181806 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 #181806?: The RGB value is 24, 24, 6: 24 red, 24 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181806?: The complementary color is #060618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181806?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.