What color is #18184D?

#18184D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18184D?

The RGB value is 24, 24, 77: 24 red, 24 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18184D?

The complementary color is #4D4D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18184D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18184D color

#18184D rgb(24, 24, 77)

Shades of black

The hex color #18184D is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9.4% green and 30.2% blue (24, 24, 77).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 52% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#18184D color codes

HEX	`#18184D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 24, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 52%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 69%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 69%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.84, 18.99, -32.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.84, 37.89, 300.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.042, 1.383, 7.179)`
Decimal	`1579085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18184D, 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 #18184D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18184D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #18184D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18184d; }
.text { color: #18184d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18184d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 24 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18184d, #33184d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #18184D?: #18184D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18184D?: The RGB value is 24, 24, 77: 24 red, 24 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18184D?: The complementary color is #4D4D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18184D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.