What color is #18220F?

#18220F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18220F?

The RGB value is 24, 34, 15: 24 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18220F?

The complementary color is #190F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18220F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18220F color

#18220F rgb(24, 34, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #18220F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 13.3% green and 5.9% blue (24, 34, 15).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 39% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#18220F color codes

HEX	`#18220F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 34, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 13.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 39%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 56%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 56%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.77, -8.9, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.77, 14.01, 129.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.035, 1.373, 0.662)`
Decimal	`1581583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18220F, 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 #18220F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18220F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #18220F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18220f; }
.text { color: #18220f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18220f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 34 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18220f, #0f220f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #18220F?: #18220F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18220F?: The RGB value is 24, 34, 15: 24 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18220F?: The complementary color is #190F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18220F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.