Information about #181C1C color

#181C1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#181C1C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 28, 28) — 9.4% red, 11% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 89. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#181C1C is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cyanish Black (#1A1D1D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluish Black (#1A1A1D) and Greenish Black (#1A1D1A).

The recipe behind #181C1C is rgb(24, 28, 28), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #181C1C: 17.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:89), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #181C1C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#181C1C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#181C1C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#414D4D

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#6B7E7E

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#9BAAAA

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#CDD4D4

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White

#FFFFFF

#181C1C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#181C1C

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#121616

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#0E1010

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#090B0B

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#040505

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Black

#000000

#181C1C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#181C1C

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#2A3030

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#3F4545

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Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959
#696C6C

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Grey

#808080

#181C1C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#18171B

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#17181B

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#17191B

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#181C1C

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#171B19

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#171B18

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#181B17

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#181C1C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#181C1C
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#1C1717
#1C1717

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#181C1C
#181C1C

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#1C1A17
#1C1A17

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#1C171A
#1C171A

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#171A1C
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#181C1C
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#171C1A
#171C1A

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#181C1C
#181C1C

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#1C171C
#1C171C

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#1C1C17
#1C1C17

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#181C1C
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#17171C
#17171C

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#1C1717
#1C1717

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#1C1C17
#1C1C17

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#181C1C
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#1A171C
#1A171C

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#1C1717
#1C1717

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#1A1C17
#1A1C17

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Nearest named colors to #181C1C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cyanish Black color link
Cyanish Black

#1A1D1D

Bluish Black color link
Bluish Black

#1A1A1D

Greenish Black color link
Greenish Black

#1A1D1A

Eerie Black color link
Eerie Black

#1B1B1B

Aesthetic Black color link
Aesthetic Black

#1C1C1E

Soft Black color link
Soft Black

#181A18

Chimney Sweep color link
Chimney Sweep

#1C1D1F

Pastel Black color link
Pastel Black

#1D1C1A

Magentaish Black color link
Magentaish Black

#1D1A1D

Yellowish Black color link
Yellowish Black

#1D1D1A

All Black color link
All Black

#181818

Reddish Brownish Black color link
Reddish Brownish Black

#1D1A1A

#181C1C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#181C1C
  • RGB24, 28, 28
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 89
  • CSSrgb(24, 28, 28)
  • HSL180°, 8%, 10%
  • HSL Precise180°, 7.692%, 10.196%
  • HSV180°, 14%, 11%
  • HSB180°, 14%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.110, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.110, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.110, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID181C1C
  • DECIMAL ID1580060
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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