What color is #181E3D?

#181E3D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181E3D?

The RGB value is 24, 30, 61: 24 red, 30 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181E3D?

The complementary color is #3D3718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181E3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181E3D color

#181E3D rgb(24, 30, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #181E3D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11.8% green and 23.9% blue (24, 30, 61).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#181E3D color codes

HEX	`#181E3D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 30, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 11.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 61%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 51%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.35, 8.13, -20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.35, 22.35, 291.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.683, 1.46, 4.607)`
Decimal	`1580605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181E3D, 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 #181E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #181E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181e3d; }
.text { color: #181e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 30 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181e3d, #24183d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #181E3D?: #181E3D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181E3D?: The RGB value is 24, 30, 61: 24 red, 30 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181E3D?: The complementary color is #3D3718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181E3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.