What color is #182317?

#182317 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182317?

The RGB value is 24, 35, 23: 24 red, 35 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182317?

The complementary color is #221723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182317 color

#182317 rgb(24, 35, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #182317 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 13.7% green and 9% blue (24, 35, 23).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#182317 color codes

HEX	`#182317`
RGB	`rgb(24, 35, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 13.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 34%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 34%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.34, -7.96, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.34, 10.29, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.132, 1.458, 1.032)`
Decimal	`1581847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182317, 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 #182317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #182317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182317; }
.text { color: #182317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 35 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182317, #17231c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #182317?: #182317 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182317?: The RGB value is 24, 35, 23: 24 red, 35 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182317?: The complementary color is #221723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.