What color is #182B3F?

#182B3F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color The Count’s Black. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182B3F?

The RGB value is 24, 43, 63: 24 red, 43 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182B3F?

The complementary color is #3F2C18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182B3F color

#182B3F rgb(24, 43, 63)

Shades of blue

The hex color #182B3F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 16.9% green and 24.7% blue (24, 43, 63).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 45% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is The Count’s Black (#102030), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#182B3F color codes

HEX	`#182B3F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 43, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 16.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 45%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 62%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 32%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.9, -0.66, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.9, 15.06, 267.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.137, 2.281, 5.029)`
Decimal	`1583935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182B3F, 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 #182B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #182B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182b3f; }
.text { color: #182b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 43 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182b3f, #18183f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #182B3F?: #182B3F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color The Count’s Black. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182B3F?: The RGB value is 24, 43, 63: 24 red, 43 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182B3F?: The complementary color is #3F2C18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.