What color is #181627?

#181627 is a very dark low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(24, 22, 39), and in HSL hsl(247, 28%, 12%).

Is #181627 accessible as text?

On white, #181627 has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.18:1 (fails). For text placed on #181627, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #181627?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is gray-900 (#101828).

What colors go well with #181627?

As a neutral, #181627 pairs cleanly with white, off-white and light grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a dark surface or high-contrast base and let the accent carry the color.

Is #181627 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #181627 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#181627 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #181627

Not just a swatch — here's how #181627 works with other colors. Named schemes with #181627 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #181627 Secondary #7E4633 Surface #EDD8C2 Accent #355247 Anchor #582238

Graphite plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #181627 Surface #F2E8DD Highlight #F8F0E7 Secondary #BEADA2 Ink #2C2724

Graphite sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #181627 Anchor #141210 Accent #DB9757 Secondary #282732 Surface #F3ECE3

Graphite carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Moody Editorial Color · 5 colors

Color #181627 Anchor #2A2A2E Secondary #6E6E74 Surface #EEE5DA Accent #040107

Graphite adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Graphite.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F8F4EF Accent #181627 Secondary #3A3A41 Support #9D9088 Ink #18140F

Graphite is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #181627 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 45/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 23/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 75/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 24/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 75/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 13/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 11/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 61/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 95/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #181627

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People also use #181627 with

Gunmetal Gray Graphite Gainsboro

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 17.8:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #CBC9DB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #1E1627 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #181627 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #181627;
  --color-base-rgb: 24 22 39;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(21.1% 0.033 288.6);
  --color-50: #F6F5FA;
  --color-100: #E6E5F1;
  --color-200: #CDCBE2;
  --color-300: #AAA6CA;
  --color-400: #8782B0;
  --color-500: #686293;
  --color-600: #544F72;
  --color-700: #3F3C53;
  --color-800: #2B2A37;
  --color-900: #1C1B22;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#F6F5FA',
    100: '#E6E5F1',
    200: '#CDCBE2',
    300: '#AAA6CA',
    400: '#8782B0',
    500: '#686293',
    600: '#544F72',
    700: '#3F3C53',
    800: '#2B2A37',
    900: '#1C1B22',
  },
}

$base: #181627;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F6F5FA;
$base-100: #E6E5F1;
$base-200: #CDCBE2;
$base-300: #AAA6CA;
$base-400: #8782B0;
$base-500: #686293;
$base-600: #544F72;
$base-700: #3F3C53;
$base-800: #2B2A37;
$base-900: #1C1B22;
$base-hover: #13121F;
$base-subtle: #B1ADCA;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#181627",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F6F5FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E6E5F1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#CDCBE2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#AAA6CA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#8782B0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#686293",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#544F72",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#3F3C53",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2B2A37",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1C1B22",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #181627

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