What color is #18282D?

#18282D 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 #18282D?

The RGB value is 24, 40, 45: 24 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18282D?

The complementary color is #2D1D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18282D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18282D color

#18282D rgb(24, 40, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #18282D is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 15.7% green and 17.6% blue (24, 40, 45).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#18282D color codes

HEX	`#18282D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 40, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 15.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 11%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.96, -5.06, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.96, 7.4, 226.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.609, 1.901, 2.764)`
Decimal	`1583149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18282D, 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 #18282D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18282D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #18282D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18282d; }
.text { color: #18282d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18282d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 40 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18282d, #181e2d); }

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Questions

What color is #18282D?: #18282D 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 #18282D?: The RGB value is 24, 40, 45: 24 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18282D?: The complementary color is #2D1D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18282D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.