What color is #181816?

#181816 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181816?

The RGB value is 24, 24, 22: 24 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181816?

The complementary color is #161618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181816 color

#181816 rgb(24, 24, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #181816 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9.4% green and 8.6% blue (24, 24, 22).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#181816 color codes

HEX	`#181816`
RGB	`rgb(24, 24, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.18, -0.5, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.18, 1.47, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.848, 0.905, 0.889)`
Decimal	`1579030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181816, 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 #181816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #181816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181816; }
.text { color: #181816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 24 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181816, #171816); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181816?: #181816 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181816?: The RGB value is 24, 24, 22: 24 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181816?: The complementary color is #161618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.