What color is #182E20?

#182E20 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 #182E20?

The RGB value is 24, 46, 32: 24 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182E20?

The complementary color is #2E1826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182E20 color

#182E20 rgb(24, 46, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #182E20 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 18% green and 12.5% blue (24, 46, 32).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 31% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#182E20 color codes

HEX	`#182E20`
RGB	`rgb(24, 46, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 18%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 31%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 48%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.76, -12.68, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.76, 14.18, 153.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.614, 2.252, 1.716)`
Decimal	`1584672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182E20, 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 #182E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #182E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182e20; }
.text { color: #182e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 46 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182e20, #182e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #182E20?: #182E20 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 #182E20?: The RGB value is 24, 46, 32: 24 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182E20?: The complementary color is #2E1826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.