What color is #181F0E?

#181F0E 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 #181F0E?

The RGB value is 24, 31, 14: 24 red, 31 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #181F0E?

The complementary color is #150E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #181F0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#181F0E color

#181F0E rgb(24, 31, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #181F0E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 12.2% green and 5.5% blue (24, 31, 14).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 38% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#181F0E color codes

HEX	`#181F0E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 31, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 12.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 38%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 55%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 55%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.6, -7.11, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.6, 12.04, 126.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.946, 1.206, 0.598)`
Decimal	`1580814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #181F0E, 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 #181F0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#181F0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #181F0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #181f0e; }
.text { color: #181f0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #181f0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 31 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #181f0e, #101f0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #181F0E?: #181F0E 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 #181F0E?: The RGB value is 24, 31, 14: 24 red, 31 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #181F0E?: The complementary color is #150E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #181F0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.