What color is #181A29?

#181A29 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181A29?

The RGB value is 24, 26, 41: 24 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181A29?

The complementary color is #292718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181A29 color

#181A29 rgb(24, 26, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #181A29 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 10.2% green and 16.1% blue (24, 26, 41).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 26% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse Elixir (#1F2133), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#181A29 color codes

HEX	`#181A29`
RGB	`rgb(24, 26, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 10.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 26%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 41%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 37%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.74, 3.7, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.74, 11.11, 289.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.146, 1.093, 2.248)`
Decimal	`1579561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181A29, 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 #181A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #181A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181a29; }
.text { color: #181a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 26 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181a29, #1f1829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #181A29?: #181A29 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181A29?: The RGB value is 24, 26, 41: 24 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181A29?: The complementary color is #292718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.