What color is #182D1C?

#182D1C 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 #182D1C?

The RGB value is 24, 45, 28: 24 red, 45 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182D1C?

The complementary color is #2D1829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182D1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182D1C color

#182D1C rgb(24, 45, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #182D1C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 17.6% green and 11% blue (24, 45, 28).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#182D1C color codes

HEX	`#182D1C`
RGB	`rgb(24, 45, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 17.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 38%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.28, -13.04, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.28, 15.52, 147.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.525, 2.155, 1.434)`
Decimal	`1584412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182D1C, 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 #182D1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182D1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #182D1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182d1c; }
.text { color: #182d1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182d1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 45 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182d1c, #182d27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #182D1C?: #182D1C 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 #182D1C?: The RGB value is 24, 45, 28: 24 red, 45 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182D1C?: The complementary color is #2D1829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182D1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.