What color is #18261E?

#18261E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18261E?

The RGB value is 24, 38, 30: 24 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18261E?

The complementary color is #261820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18261E color

#18261E rgb(24, 38, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #18261E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (24, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#18261E color codes

HEX	`#18261E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 37%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.67, -8.21, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.67, 8.89, 157.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.304, 1.674, 1.482)`
Decimal	`1582622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18261E, 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 #18261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #18261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18261e; }
.text { color: #18261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18261e, #182625); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #18261E?: #18261E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18261E?: The RGB value is 24, 38, 30: 24 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18261E?: The complementary color is #261820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.