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#181D2E closest to Sombre Night

#181D2E is a very dark gray; the closest named color is Sombre Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 11.4% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(24, 29, 46)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 31% saturation and 14% lightness, and in CMYK it is 48% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #181D2E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.75:1.

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Variations of #181D2E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#181D2E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

181D2E2E2918
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

181D2E2E1E18282E18
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

181D2E2E181D1D2E18
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

181D2E29182E2E29181D2E18
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

181D2E2E18282E2918182E1E
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#181D2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #181D2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #151D2E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #171F2F
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #171E2E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #151D2E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #161D2E
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #112023
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #161E29
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1E1E1E
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1C1D22

#181D2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.75:1 Super#181D2E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#181D2E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#181D2E in CSS

/* Sombre Night */
.color { color: #181D2E; }
.background { background-color: #181D2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #181D2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(24 29 46);
color: hsl(226 31% 14%);
color: oklch(0.234 0.034 271.1);

#181D2E FAQ

What color is #181D2E?

#181D2E is a very dark gray. Its closest named color is Sombre Night. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #181D2E?

#181D2E is rgb(24, 29, 46) in RGB, hsl(226, 31%, 14%) in HSL and cmyk(48%, 37%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #181D2E?

The complementary color of #181D2E is #2E2918, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #181D2E?

White text has the best contrast on #181D2E: 16.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #181D2E a warm or cool color?

#181D2E is a neutral color.