What color is #182C1A?

#182C1A 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 #182C1A?

The RGB value is 24, 44, 26: 24 red, 44 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182C1A?

The complementary color is #2C182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182C1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182C1A color

#182C1A rgb(24, 44, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #182C1A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 17.3% green and 10.2% blue (24, 44, 26).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 29% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#182C1A color codes

HEX	`#182C1A`
RGB	`rgb(24, 44, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 17.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 29%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 45%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 41%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.85, -12.89, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.85, 15.84, 144.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.464, 2.07, 1.3)`
Decimal	`1584154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182C1A, 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 #182C1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182C1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #182C1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182c1a; }
.text { color: #182c1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182c1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 44 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182c1a, #182c24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #182C1A?: #182C1A 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 #182C1A?: The RGB value is 24, 44, 26: 24 red, 44 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182C1A?: The complementary color is #2C182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182C1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.