What color is #182618?

#182618 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182618?

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

What is the complementary color of #182618?

The complementary color is #261826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182618?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182618 color

#182618 rgb(24, 38, 24)

Shades of gray

The hex color #182618 is a very dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#182618 color codes

HEX	`#182618`
RGB	`rgb(24, 38, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 14.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 37%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 37%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.51, -9.66, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.51, 12.18, 142.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.235, 1.646, 1.117)`
Decimal	`1582616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182618, 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 #182618	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182618 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #182618 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182618; }
.text { color: #182618; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182618; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 38 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182618, #18261f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #182618?: #182618 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182618?: The RGB value is 24, 38, 24: 24 red, 38 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182618?: The complementary color is #261826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182618?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.