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HEX atlas value

#180D06

#180D06 is a warm orange HEX color close to Carbon Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 24, 13, 6, HSL 23, 60%, 6%, has luminance 0.005, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

orangewarmdarkearth-tone
#180D06 Sample readable text
HEX #180D06
RGB rgb(24, 13, 6)
HSL hsl(23 60% 6%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 75, 91)
Luminance 0.005
Contrast Black 1.1:1White 19.09:1

CSS

--color-180d06: #180D06;
.background-180d06 { background-color: #180D06; }
.text-180d06 { color: #180D06; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.005
Black text1.1:1AA Fail
White text19.09:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#180D06","rgb":[24,13,6],"hsl":[23,60,6],"cmyk":[0,46,75,91],"luminance":0.005,"contrast":{"black":1.1,"white":19.09}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":19.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#180608","hex":"#180608","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#150E09","hex":"#150E09","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#061118","hex":"#061118","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","earth tone","dark orange","earth tone orange","Carbon Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/180d06.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#061118","analogous":["#180608","#181606"],"triadic":["#06180D","#0D0618"],"tetradic":["#081806","#061118","#160618"],"splitComplementary":["#061816","#060818"],"monochromatic":["#623518","#180D06","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#623518","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#1C0C03","desaturated":"#150E09","pastel":"#73472B","neon":"#471B00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":23.93741840717165},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"black","name":"Black","hex":"#000000","distance":27.94637722496424},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":38}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #180D06

#180D06 is classified as a warm orange value with dark and earth tone visual character. #180D06 is visually closest to Carbon Black, a named gray color with HEX #0C0C0C.

The RGB channels are 24, 13, and 6, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 60% saturation and 6% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.005, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.1:1AA Fail
White text19.09:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #180D06 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.1:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF19.09:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#180608#FFFFFF text · best 19.66:1#180608
Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C
#150E09#FFFFFF text · best 19.13:1#150E09
#061118#FFFFFF text · best 19.06:1#061118

Generated Palette

#180D06#180D06
#061118#061118
#180608#180608
#181606#181606
#623518#623518
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#061118#061118
#180608#180608
#181606#181606
#06180D#06180D
#0D0618#0D0618

Variants

#623518#623518
Black#000000
#1C0C03#1C0C03
#150E09#150E09
#73472B#73472B
#471B00#471B00

Nearest Named Colors

Carbon Black#0C0C0C
Matte Black#1A1A1A
Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C
Black#000000
Raisin#242124

Related HEX Guides

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