What color is #182D35?

#182D35 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 #182D35?

The RGB value is 24, 45, 53: 24 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182D35?

The complementary color is #352018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182D35 color

#182D35 rgb(24, 45, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #182D35 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 17.6% green and 20.8% blue (24, 45, 53).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#182D35 color codes

HEX	`#182D35`
RGB	`rgb(24, 45, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 17.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 55%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 15%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.12, -5.71, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.12, 9.63, 233.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.957, 2.328, 3.714)`
Decimal	`1584437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182D35, 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 #182D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #182D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182d35; }
.text { color: #182d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 45 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182d35, #181f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #182D35?: #182D35 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 #182D35?: The RGB value is 24, 45, 53: 24 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182D35?: The complementary color is #352018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.