What color is #182021?

#182021 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182021?

The RGB value is 24, 32, 33: 24 red, 32 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182021?

The complementary color is #211918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182021 color

#182021 rgb(24, 32, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #182021 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 12.5% green and 12.9% blue (24, 32, 33).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 16% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#182021 color codes

HEX	`#182021`
RGB	`rgb(24, 32, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 12.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 16%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 27%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.53, -3.3, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.53, 3.8, 209.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.168, 1.337, 1.635)`
Decimal	`1581089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182021, 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 #182021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #182021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182021; }
.text { color: #182021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 32 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182021, #181b21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #182021?: #182021 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182021?: The RGB value is 24, 32, 33: 24 red, 32 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182021?: The complementary color is #211918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.