What color is #182B35?

#182B35 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 #182B35?

The RGB value is 24, 43, 53: 24 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182B35?

The complementary color is #352218, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182B35 color

#182B35 rgb(24, 43, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #182B35 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 16.9% green and 20.8% blue (24, 43, 53).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#182B35 color codes

HEX	`#182B35`
RGB	`rgb(24, 43, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 16.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 55%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 19%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.4, -4.36, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.4, 9.87, 243.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.883, 2.179, 3.689)`
Decimal	`1583925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182B35, 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 #182B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #182B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182b35; }
.text { color: #182b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 43 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182b35, #181d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #182B35?: #182B35 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 #182B35?: The RGB value is 24, 43, 53: 24 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182B35?: The complementary color is #352218, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.