What color is #181D1B?

#181D1B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181D1B?

The RGB value is 24, 29, 27: 24 red, 29 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181D1B?

The complementary color is #1D181A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181D1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181D1B color

#181D1B rgb(24, 29, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #181D1B is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11.4% green and 10.6% blue (24, 29, 27).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 9% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#181D1B color codes

HEX	`#181D1B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 29, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 9%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.2, -2.86, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.2, 2.92, 168.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.014, 1.152, 1.206)`
Decimal	`1580315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181D1B, 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 #181D1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181D1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #181D1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181d1b; }
.text { color: #181d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181d1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 29 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181d1b, #181c1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #181D1B?: #181D1B is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181D1B?: The RGB value is 24, 29, 27: 24 red, 29 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181D1B?: The complementary color is #1D181A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181D1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.