What color is #181C09?

#181C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181C09?

The RGB value is 24, 28, 9: 24 red, 28 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181C09?

The complementary color is #0D091C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181C09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181C09 color

#181C09 rgb(24, 28, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #181C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11% green and 3.5% blue (24, 28, 9).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 51% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#181C09 color codes

HEX	`#181C09`
RGB	`rgb(24, 28, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 51%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 68%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 68%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.36, -5.87, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.36, 11.75, 119.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.841, 1.044, 0.416)`
Decimal	`1580041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181C09, 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 #181C09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181C09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	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 #181C09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181c09; }
.text { color: #181c09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181c09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 28 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181c09, #0e1c09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181C09?: #181C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181C09?: The RGB value is 24, 28, 9: 24 red, 28 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181C09?: The complementary color is #0D091C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181C09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.