What color is #181C19?

#181C19 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181C19?

The RGB value is 24, 28, 25: 24 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181C19?

The complementary color is #1C181B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181C19?

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.

#181C19 color

#181C19 rgb(24, 28, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #181C19 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11% green and 9.8% blue (24, 28, 25).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 8% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#181C19 color codes

HEX	`#181C19`
RGB	`rgb(24, 28, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 8%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 14%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.76, -2.67, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.76, 3.03, 151.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.967, 1.095, 1.08)`
Decimal	`1580057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181C19, 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 #181C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181C19 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 #181C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181c19; }
.text { color: #181c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 28 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181c19, #181c1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181C19?: #181C19 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181C19?: The RGB value is 24, 28, 25: 24 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181C19?: The complementary color is #1C181B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181C19?: 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.