What color is #182233?

#182233 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182233?

The RGB value is 24, 34, 51: 24 red, 34 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182233?

The complementary color is #332918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182233 color

#182233 rgb(24, 34, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #182233 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 13.3% green and 20% blue (24, 34, 51).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#182233 color codes

HEX	`#182233`
RGB	`rgb(24, 34, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 13.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 53%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 33%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.09, 1.3, -12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.09, 12.61, 275.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.546, 1.577, 3.354)`
Decimal	`1581619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182233, 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 #182233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #182233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182233; }
.text { color: #182233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 34 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182233, #1c1833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #182233?: #182233 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182233?: The RGB value is 24, 34, 51: 24 red, 34 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182233?: The complementary color is #332918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.