What color is #18210A?

#18210A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18210A?

The RGB value is 24, 33, 10: 24 red, 33 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18210A?

The complementary color is #130A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18210A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18210A color

#18210A rgb(24, 33, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #18210A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 12.9% green and 3.9% blue (24, 33, 10).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 53% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#18210A color codes

HEX	`#18210A`
RGB	`rgb(24, 33, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 12.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 53%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 70%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 70%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.3, -9.03, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.3, 15.43, 125.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.975, 1.304, 0.487)`
Decimal	`1581322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18210A, 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 #18210A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18210A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #18210A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18210a; }
.text { color: #18210a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18210a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 33 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18210a, #0c210a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #18210A?: #18210A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18210A?: The RGB value is 24, 33, 10: 24 red, 33 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18210A?: The complementary color is #130A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18210A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.