What color is #181D38?

#181D38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181D38?

The RGB value is 24, 29, 56: 24 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181D38?

The complementary color is #383318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181D38 color

#181D38 rgb(24, 29, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #181D38 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11.4% green and 22% blue (24, 29, 56).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#181D38 color codes

HEX	`#181D38`
RGB	`rgb(24, 29, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 57%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.68, 6.94, -18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.68, 19.6, 290.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.53, 1.358, 3.922)`
Decimal	`1580344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181D38, 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 #181D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #181D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181d38; }
.text { color: #181d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 29 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181d38, #231838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #181D38?: #181D38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181D38?: The RGB value is 24, 29, 56: 24 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181D38?: The complementary color is #383318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.