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#201D18 Color

#201D18 is rgb(32, 29, 24) in RGB, hsl(38, 14%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eerie Black (#1B1B1B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#201D18
HEX#201D18
RGBrgb(32, 29, 24)
HSLhsl(38, 14%, 11%)
HSVhsv(38, 25%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(23.2% 0.01 80.6)
LABlab(10.98% 0.67 4.01)
LCHlch(10.98% 4.07 80.50)

What #201D18 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 #201D18, 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.

#201D18 Channel Values

How #201D18 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 32 · G 29 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 14% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 25% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 25% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.8:1 vs white · 1.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #201D18 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 text16.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #201D18 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #201D18

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #201D18; 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 #201D18

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #201D18.

How #201D18 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#201D18
Protanopia#1E1E18
Protanomaly#1F1D18
Deuteranopia#1E1E18
Deuteranomaly#1F1E18
Tritanopia#211C1C
Tritanomaly#201D1B
Achromatopsia#1D1D1D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #201D18 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-201d18: #201D18;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #201D18;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-201d18': '#201D18' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.114, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_201d18">#201D18</color>
SVG fillfill="#201D18"

More Brown Colors

#201D18 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#201D18 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #201D18?

#201D18 is a darkest brown — rgb(32, 29, 24) in RGB and hsl(38, 14%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eerie Black (#1B1B1B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #201D18?

#201D18 is rgb(32, 29, 24) — red 32, green 29, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #201D18?

#201D18 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #201D18 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #201D18 scores 16.8:1 against white and 1.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #201D18 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #201D18 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 11.7, which is visibly different.

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