What color is #18190A?

#18190A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18190A?

The RGB value is 24, 25, 10: 24 red, 25 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18190A?

The complementary color is #0B0A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18190A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18190A color

#18190A rgb(24, 25, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #18190A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9.8% green and 3.9% blue (24, 25, 10).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 43% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#18190A color codes

HEX	`#18190A`
RGB	`rgb(24, 25, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9.8%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 43%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 60%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 60%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.23, -3.56, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.23, 8.9, 113.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.779, 0.911, 0.422)`
Decimal	`1579274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18190A, 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 #18190A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18190A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	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 #18190A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18190a; }
.text { color: #18190a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18190a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 25 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18190a, #11190a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #18190A?: #18190A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18190A?: The RGB value is 24, 25, 10: 24 red, 25 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18190A?: The complementary color is #0B0A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18190A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.