What color is #181D27?

#181D27 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181D27?

The RGB value is 24, 29, 39: 24 red, 29 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181D27?

The complementary color is #272218, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181D27 color

#181D27 rgb(24, 29, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #181D27 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11.4% green and 15.3% blue (24, 29, 39).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 24% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#181D27 color codes

HEX	`#181D27`
RGB	`rgb(24, 29, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 24%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.7, 0.76, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.7, 7.57, 275.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.182, 1.219, 2.092)`
Decimal	`1580327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181D27, 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 #181D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #181D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181d27; }
.text { color: #181d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 29 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181d27, #1b1827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #181D27?: #181D27 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181D27?: The RGB value is 24, 29, 39: 24 red, 29 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181D27?: The complementary color is #272218, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.