What color is #182729?

#182729 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182729?

The RGB value is 24, 39, 41: 24 red, 39 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182729?

The complementary color is #291A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182729 color

#182729 rgb(24, 39, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #182729 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 15.3% green and 16.1% blue (24, 39, 41).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 26% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#182729 color codes

HEX	`#182729`
RGB	`rgb(24, 39, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 15.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 26%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 41%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 5%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.43, -5.68, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.43, 6.6, 210.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.502, 1.805, 2.367)`
Decimal	`1582889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182729, 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 #182729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #182729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182729; }
.text { color: #182729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 39 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182729, #181f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #182729?: #182729 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182729?: The RGB value is 24, 39, 41: 24 red, 39 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182729?: The complementary color is #291A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.