What color is #182532?

#182532 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 #182532?

The RGB value is 24, 37, 50: 24 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182532?

The complementary color is #322518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182532 color

#182532 rgb(24, 37, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #182532 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (24, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#182532 color codes

HEX	`#182532`
RGB	`rgb(24, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 26%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.1, -1.24, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.1, 10.34, 263.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.614, 1.748, 3.269)`
Decimal	`1582386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182532, 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 #182532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #182532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182532; }
.text { color: #182532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182532, #181832); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #182532?: #182532 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 #182532?: The RGB value is 24, 37, 50: 24 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182532?: The complementary color is #322518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.