What color is #181D42?

#181D42 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181D42?

The RGB value is 24, 29, 66: 24 red, 29 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181D42?

The complementary color is #423D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181D42 color

#181D42 rgb(24, 29, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #181D42 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11.4% green and 25.9% blue (24, 29, 66).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#181D42 color codes

HEX	`#181D42`
RGB	`rgb(24, 29, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 56%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.39, 10.88, -24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.39, 26.59, 294.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.799, 1.466, 5.341)`
Decimal	`1580354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181D42, 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 #181D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #181D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181d42; }
.text { color: #181d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 29 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181d42, #281842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #181D42?: #181D42 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181D42?: The RGB value is 24, 29, 66: 24 red, 29 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181D42?: The complementary color is #423D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.