Palettes / Colors / #181111

#181111 — Dark Dusty Red

#181111 is a red color we call Dark Dusty Red, closest to the named color Black (#000000). It belongs to the red family.

#181111 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #111818; it also sits naturally between #181114 and #181411. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 7% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 29% · Key 91%

Previews

CSS code for #181111

.text { color: #181111; }
.background { background-color: #181111; }
.border { border: 3px solid #181111; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(24, 17, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 17%, 8%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #181111; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(24, 17, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #181111; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(24, 17, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#181111">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#181111">Div content here</div>

Shades of #181111

Tints of #181111

Tones of #181111

Color harmonies

Complementary — #111818:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #181111: #FFFFFF.

How #181111 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #181111 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #181110  ·  #181112 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #181111?

#181111 is Dark Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 24, 17, 17). Its closest standard named color is Black.

What is the RGB and HSL of #181111?

#181111 is RGB 24, 17, 17 — HSL 0°, 17%, 8% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 29%, 91%.

What colors go with #181111?

Its complement is #111818; analogous partners are #181114 and #181411. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #181111 for text?

White text on #181111 has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.13:1.