What color is #182A49?

#182A49 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182A49?

The RGB value is 24, 42, 73: 24 red, 42 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182A49?

The complementary color is #493718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182A49 color

#182A49 rgb(24, 42, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #182A49 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 16.5% green and 28.6% blue (24, 42, 73).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 51% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#182A49 color codes

HEX	`#182A49`
RGB	`rgb(24, 42, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 16.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 51%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 67%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 42%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.14, 4, -21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.14, 21.9, 280.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.407, 2.331, 6.625)`
Decimal	`1583689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182A49, 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 #182A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #182A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182a49; }
.text { color: #182a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 42 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182a49, #1f1849); }

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Questions

What color is #182A49?: #182A49 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182A49?: The RGB value is 24, 42, 73: 24 red, 42 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182A49?: The complementary color is #493718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.