What color is #18182B?

#18182B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18182B?

The RGB value is 24, 24, 43: 24 red, 24 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18182B?

The complementary color is #2B2B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18182B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18182B color

#18182B rgb(24, 24, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #18182B is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9.4% green and 16.9% blue (24, 24, 43).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 28% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#18182B color codes

HEX	`#18182B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 24, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 28%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 44%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 44%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.17, 5.93, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.17, 14.15, 294.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.139, 1.022, 2.422)`
Decimal	`1579051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18182B, 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 #18182B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18182B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #18182B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18182b; }
.text { color: #18182b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18182b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 24 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18182b, #22182b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #18182B?: #18182B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18182B?: The RGB value is 24, 24, 43: 24 red, 24 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18182B?: The complementary color is #2B2B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18182B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.