What color is #181A35?

#181A35 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 #181A35?

The RGB value is 24, 26, 53: 24 red, 26 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181A35?

The complementary color is #353318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181A35 color

#181A35 rgb(24, 26, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #181A35 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 10.2% green and 20.8% blue (24, 26, 53).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#181A35 color codes

HEX	`#181A35`
RGB	`rgb(24, 26, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 10.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 55%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 51%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.48, 8.08, -18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.48, 19.8, 294.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.388, 1.19, 3.524)`
Decimal	`1579573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181A35, 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 #181A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #181A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181a35; }
.text { color: #181a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 26 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181a35, #241835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #181A35?: #181A35 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 #181A35?: The RGB value is 24, 26, 53: 24 red, 26 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181A35?: The complementary color is #353318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.