What color is #18270E?

#18270E 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 #18270E?

The RGB value is 24, 39, 14: 24 red, 39 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18270E?

The complementary color is #1D0E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18270E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18270E color

#18270E rgb(24, 39, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #18270E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 15.3% green and 5.5% blue (24, 39, 14).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 47% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#18270E color codes

HEX	`#18270E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 39, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 15.3%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 47%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 64%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 64%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, -12.16, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 18.48, 131.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.181, 1.677, 0.677)`
Decimal	`1582862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18270E, 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 #18270E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18270E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #18270E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18270e; }
.text { color: #18270e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18270e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 39 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18270e, #0e2711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18270E?: #18270E 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 #18270E?: The RGB value is 24, 39, 14: 24 red, 39 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18270E?: The complementary color is #1D0E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18270E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.