What color is #181928?

#181928 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181928?

The RGB value is 24, 25, 40: 24 red, 25 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181928?

The complementary color is #282718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181928 color

#181928 rgb(24, 25, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #181928 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 9.8% green and 15.7% blue (24, 25, 40).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#181928 color codes

HEX	`#181928`
RGB	`rgb(24, 25, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 9.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 38%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.34, 4.11, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.34, 11.15, 291.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.107, 1.043, 2.15)`
Decimal	`1579304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181928, 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 #181928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #181928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181928; }
.text { color: #181928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 25 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181928, #1f1828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #181928?: #181928 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181928?: The RGB value is 24, 25, 40: 24 red, 25 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181928?: The complementary color is #282718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.