What color is #182934?

#182934 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182934?

The RGB value is 24, 41, 52: 24 red, 41 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182934?

The complementary color is #342318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182934?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182934 color

#182934 rgb(24, 41, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #182934 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 16.1% green and 20.4% blue (24, 41, 52).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 37% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#182934 color codes

HEX	`#182934`
RGB	`rgb(24, 41, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 16.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 37%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 21%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.63, -3.34, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.63, 9.91, 250.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.789, 2.028, 3.545)`
Decimal	`1583412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182934, 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 #182934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #182934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182934; }
.text { color: #182934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 41 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182934, #181b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #182934?: #182934 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182934?: The RGB value is 24, 41, 52: 24 red, 41 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182934?: The complementary color is #342318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182934?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.