What color is #181C03?

#181C03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181C03?

The RGB value is 24, 28, 3: 24 red, 28 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181C03?

The complementary color is #07031C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181C03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181C03 color

#181C03 rgb(24, 28, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #181C03 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11% green and 1.2% blue (24, 28, 3).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 81% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#181C03 color codes

HEX	`#181C03`
RGB	`rgb(24, 28, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 81%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 89%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 89%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.25, -6.75, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.25, 14.19, 118.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.808, 1.031, 0.243)`
Decimal	`1580035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181C03, 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 #181C03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181C03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #181C03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181c03; }
.text { color: #181c03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181c03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 28 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181c03, #0b1c03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181C03?: #181C03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181C03?: The RGB value is 24, 28, 3: 24 red, 28 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181C03?: The complementary color is #07031C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181C03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.