What color is #18212F?

#18212F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18212F?

The RGB value is 24, 33, 47: 24 red, 33 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18212F?

The complementary color is #2F2618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18212F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18212F color

#18212F rgb(24, 33, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #18212F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 12.9% green and 18.4% blue (24, 33, 47).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#18212F color codes

HEX	`#18212F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 33, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 12.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 30%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.53, 0.58, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.53, 10.56, 273.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.433, 1.487, 2.9)`
Decimal	`1581359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18212F, 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 #18212F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18212F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #18212F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18212f; }
.text { color: #18212f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18212f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 33 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18212f, #1a182f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #18212F?: #18212F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18212F?: The RGB value is 24, 33, 47: 24 red, 33 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18212F?: The complementary color is #2F2618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18212F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.