What color is #181F0D?

#181F0D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #181F0D?

The RGB value is 24, 31, 13: 24 red, 31 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181F0D?

The complementary color is #140D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181F0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181F0D color

#181F0D rgb(24, 31, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #181F0D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 12.2% green and 5.1% blue (24, 31, 13).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 41% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#181F0D color codes

HEX	`#181F0D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 31, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 12.2%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 41%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 58%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.58, -7.27, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.58, 12.52, 125.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.939, 1.203, 0.563)`
Decimal	`1580813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181F0D, 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 #181F0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181F0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #181F0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181f0d; }
.text { color: #181f0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181f0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 31 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181f0d, #0f1f0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #181F0D?: #181F0D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #181F0D?: The RGB value is 24, 31, 13: 24 red, 31 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181F0D?: The complementary color is #140D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181F0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.