What color is #0F2518?

#0F2518 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F2518?

The RGB value is 15, 37, 24: 15 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F2518?

The complementary color is #250F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F2518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F2518 color

#0F2518 rgb(15, 37, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #0F2518 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 14.5% green and 9.4% blue (15, 37, 24).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 42% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#0F2518 color codes

HEX	`#0F2518`
RGB	`rgb(15, 37, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 14.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 42%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 59%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 35%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.55, -12.64, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.55, 14, 154.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.023, 1.491, 1.098)`
Decimal	`992536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F2518, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0F2518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F2518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0F2518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f2518; }
.text { color: #0f2518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f2518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 37 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f2518, #0f2523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0F2518?: #0F2518 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F2518?: The RGB value is 15, 37, 24: 15 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F2518?: The complementary color is #250F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F2518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.