#18041B Color

#18041B is rgb(24, 4, 27) in RGB, hsl(292, 74%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 85%, 0%, 89%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 11.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18041B

HEX#18041B

RGBrgb(24, 4, 27)

HSLhsl(292, 74%, 6%)

HSVhsv(292, 85%, 11%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 85%, 0%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(16% 0.056 322.6)

LABlab(3.22% 10.41 -9.63)

LCHlch(3.22% 14.19 317.23)

What #18041B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #18041B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 11.69 Rich Black#010B13ΔE 12.95 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 13.57 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 14.19 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 14.22 Soft Black#131313ΔE 14.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#18041B Channel Values

How #18041B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 24 · G 4 · B 27	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 292° · S 74% · L 6%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 292° · S 85% · V 11%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 89%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.59:1 vs white · 1.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18041B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #18041B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18041B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #18041B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#18041B

#140316

#100312

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How #18041B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#18041B

Protanopia#08081B

Protanomaly#10071B

Deuteranopia#0C0C1B

Deuteranomaly#12091B

Tritanopia#160808

Tritanomaly#170612

Achromatopsia#0C0C0C

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Using #18041B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-18041b: #18041B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18041B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18041b': '#18041B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.016, blue: 0.106)

Android XML<color name="color_18041b">#18041B</color>

SVG fillfill="#18041B"

More Pink Colors

#18041B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#18041B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18041B?

#18041B is a darkest pink — rgb(24, 4, 27) in RGB and hsl(292, 74%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.69.

What is the RGB value of #18041B?

#18041B is rgb(24, 4, 27) — red 24, green 4, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18041B?

#18041B converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 85%, 0%, 89%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18041B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #18041B scores 19.59:1 against white and 1.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18041B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18041B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.55, which is visibly different.

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