What color is #182117?

#182117 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182117?

The RGB value is 24, 33, 23: 24 red, 33 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182117?

The complementary color is #201721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182117 color

#182117 rgb(24, 33, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #182117 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 12.9% green and 9% blue (24, 33, 23).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 18% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#182117 color codes

HEX	`#182117`
RGB	`rgb(24, 33, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 12.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 18%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 30%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.58, -6.63, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.58, 8.6, 140.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.075, 1.344, 1.013)`
Decimal	`1581335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182117, 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 #182117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #182117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182117; }
.text { color: #182117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 33 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182117, #17211b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #182117?: #182117 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182117?: The RGB value is 24, 33, 23: 24 red, 33 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182117?: The complementary color is #201721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.