What color is #182334?

#182334 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 #182334?

The RGB value is 24, 35, 52: 24 red, 35 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182334?

The complementary color is #342918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182334?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182334 color

#182334 rgb(24, 35, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #182334 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 13.7% green and 20.4% blue (24, 35, 52).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 37% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#182334 color codes

HEX	`#182334`
RGB	`rgb(24, 35, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 13.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 37%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 33%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.5, 0.93, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.5, 12.66, 274.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.597, 1.644, 3.481)`
Decimal	`1581876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182334, 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 #182334	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182334 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #182334 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182334; }
.text { color: #182334; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182334; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 35 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182334, #1b1834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #182334?: #182334 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 #182334?: The RGB value is 24, 35, 52: 24 red, 35 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182334?: The complementary color is #342918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182334?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.