What color is #18292D?

#18292D 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 #18292D?

The RGB value is 24, 41, 45: 24 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18292D?

The complementary color is #2D1C18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18292D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18292D color

#18292D rgb(24, 41, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #18292D is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 16.1% green and 17.6% blue (24, 41, 45).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#18292D color codes

HEX	`#18292D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 41, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 16.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 9%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.33, -5.74, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.33, 7.52, 220.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.643, 1.969, 2.776)`
Decimal	`1583405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18292D, 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 #18292D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18292D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #18292D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18292d; }
.text { color: #18292d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18292d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 41 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18292d, #181e2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #18292D?: #18292D 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 #18292D?: The RGB value is 24, 41, 45: 24 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18292D?: The complementary color is #2D1C18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18292D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.