What color is #18260D?

#18260D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18260D?

The RGB value is 24, 38, 13: 24 red, 38 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18260D?

The complementary color is #1B0D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18260D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18260D color

#18260D rgb(24, 38, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #18260D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 14.9% green and 5.1% blue (24, 38, 13).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 49% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#18260D color codes

HEX	`#18260D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 38, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 14.9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 49%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 66%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 66%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.29, -11.71, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.29, 18.16, 130.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.142, 1.609, 0.631)`
Decimal	`1582605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18260D, 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 #18260D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18260D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #18260D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18260d; }
.text { color: #18260d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18260d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 38 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18260d, #0d260f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18260D?: #18260D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18260D?: The RGB value is 24, 38, 13: 24 red, 38 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18260D?: The complementary color is #1B0D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18260D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.