What color is #182227?

#182227 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182227?

The RGB value is 24, 34, 39: 24 red, 34 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182227?

The complementary color is #271D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182227?

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.

#182227 color

#182227 rgb(24, 34, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #182227 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 13.3% green and 15.3% blue (24, 34, 39).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 24% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#182227 color codes

HEX	`#182227`
RGB	`rgb(24, 34, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 13.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 24%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.51, -2.86, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.51, 5.58, 239.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.315, 1.485, 2.136)`
Decimal	`1581607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182227, 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 #182227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182227 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 #182227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182227; }
.text { color: #182227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 34 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182227, #181a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #182227?: #182227 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182227?: The RGB value is 24, 34, 39: 24 red, 34 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182227?: The complementary color is #271D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182227?: 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.