What color is #182300?

#182300 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182300?

The RGB value is 24, 35, 0: 24 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182300?

The complementary color is #0B0023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182300 color

#182300 rgb(24, 35, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #182300 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 13.7% green and 0% blue (24, 35, 0).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#182300 color codes

HEX	`#182300`
RGB	`rgb(24, 35, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 13.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 100%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.93, -11.66, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.93, 20.99, 123.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.978, 1.396, 0.218)`
Decimal	`1581824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182300, 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 #182300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #182300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182300; }
.text { color: #182300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 35 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182300, #062300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #182300?: #182300 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182300?: The RGB value is 24, 35, 0: 24 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182300?: The complementary color is #0B0023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.