What color is #18210B?

#18210B 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 #18210B?

The RGB value is 24, 33, 11: 24 red, 33 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18210B?

The complementary color is #140B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18210B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18210B color

#18210B rgb(24, 33, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #18210B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 12.9% green and 4.3% blue (24, 33, 11).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 50% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#18210B color codes

HEX	`#18210B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 33, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 12.9%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 50%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 67%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 67%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.32, -8.89, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.32, 15.03, 126.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.981, 1.306, 0.517)`
Decimal	`1581323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18210B, 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 #18210B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18210B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	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 #18210B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18210b; }
.text { color: #18210b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18210b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 33 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18210b, #0d210b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #18210B?: #18210B 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 #18210B?: The RGB value is 24, 33, 11: 24 red, 33 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18210B?: The complementary color is #140B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18210B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.