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#18110C Color

#18110C is rgb(24, 17, 12) in RGB, hsl(25, 33%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 91%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Licorice (#1A1110), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18110C
HEX#18110C
RGBrgb(24, 17, 12)
HSLhsl(25, 33%, 7%)
HSVhsv(25, 50%, 9%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 91%)
OKLCHoklch(18.5% 0.015 57.1)
LABlab(5.67% 2.50 3.55)
LCHlch(5.67% 4.34 54.86)

What #18110C 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 #18110C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#18110C Channel Values

How #18110C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 24 · G 17 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 33% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 50% · V 9%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 50% · K 91%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.68:1 vs white · 1.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18110C 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 text18.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #18110C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18110C; 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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Tints & Shades of #18110C

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.

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How #18110C 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#18110C
Protanopia#12120C
Protanomaly#15120C
Deuteranopia#14140C
Deuteranomaly#15130C
Tritanopia#181010
Tritanomaly#18110F
Achromatopsia#121212

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Using #18110C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18110c: #18110C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18110C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18110c': '#18110C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.067, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_18110c">#18110C</color>
SVG fillfill="#18110C"

More Brown Colors

#18110C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#18110C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18110C?

#18110C is a darkest brown — rgb(24, 17, 12) in RGB and hsl(25, 33%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Licorice (#1A1110), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #18110C?

#18110C is rgb(24, 17, 12) — red 24, green 17, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18110C?

#18110C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 91%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18110C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #18110C scores 18.68:1 against white and 1.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18110C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18110C 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 7.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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