What color is #182C18?

#182C18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182C18?

The RGB value is 24, 44, 24: 24 red, 44 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182C18?

The complementary color is #2C182C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182C18 color

#182C18 rgb(24, 44, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #182C18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 17.3% green and 9.4% blue (24, 44, 24).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 29% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#182C18 color codes

HEX	`#182C18`
RGB	`rgb(24, 44, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 17.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 29%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 45%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 45%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.81, -13.31, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.81, 16.96, 141.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.442, 2.061, 1.186)`
Decimal	`1584152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182C18, 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 #182C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #182C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182c18; }
.text { color: #182c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 44 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182c18, #182c22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #182C18?: #182C18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182C18?: The RGB value is 24, 44, 24: 24 red, 44 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182C18?: The complementary color is #2C182C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.