What color is #183242?

#183242 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #183242?

The RGB value is 24, 50, 66: 24 red, 50 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183242?

The complementary color is #422818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183242 color

#183242 rgb(24, 50, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #183242 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 19.6% green and 25.9% blue (24, 50, 66).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#183242 color codes

HEX	`#183242`
RGB	`rgb(24, 50, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 19.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 24%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.51, -4.35, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.51, 13.75, 251.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.5, 2.869, 5.575)`
Decimal	`1585730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183242, 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 #183242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #183242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183242; }
.text { color: #183242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 50 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183242, #181d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #183242?: #183242 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #183242?: The RGB value is 24, 50, 66: 24 red, 50 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183242?: The complementary color is #422818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.