What color is #182F3D?

#182F3D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182F3D?

The RGB value is 24, 47, 61: 24 red, 47 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182F3D?

The complementary color is #3D2618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182F3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182F3D color

#182F3D rgb(24, 47, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #182F3D is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 18.4% green and 23.9% blue (24, 47, 61).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#182F3D color codes

HEX	`#182F3D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 47, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 18.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 61%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 23%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.21, -4.19, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.21, 12.36, 250.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.235, 2.564, 4.791)`
Decimal	`1584957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182F3D, 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 #182F3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182F3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #182F3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182f3d; }
.text { color: #182f3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182f3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 47 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182f3d, #181c3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #182F3D?: #182F3D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182F3D?: The RGB value is 24, 47, 61: 24 red, 47 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182F3D?: The complementary color is #3D2618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182F3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.