Information about #18384A color

#18384A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#18384A falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 56, 74) — 9.4% red, 22% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 7 / 0 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #18384A reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Barometer (#11394C). Slightly further away sit Dark Blue Grey (#1F3B4D) and Billabong (#173141).

In RGB terms — rgb(24, 56, 74) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 12.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #18384A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#18384A color variations

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

#18384A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #18384A

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

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#18384A
  • RGB24, 56, 74
  • CMYK20, 7, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(24, 56, 74)
  • HSL202°, 51%, 19%
  • HSL Precise201.6°, 51.02%, 19.216%
  • HSV202°, 68%, 29%
  • HSB202°, 68%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.220, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.220, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.220, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID18384A
  • DECIMAL ID1587274
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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