What color is #182F26?

#182F26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #182F26?

The RGB value is 24, 47, 38: 24 red, 47 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #182F26?

The complementary color is #2F1821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #182F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#182F26 color

#182F26 rgb(24, 47, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #182F26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 18.4% green and 14.9% blue (24, 47, 38).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#182F26 color codes

HEX	`#182F26`
RGB	`rgb(24, 47, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 18.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 19%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.31, -11.71, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.31, 12.08, 165.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.743, 2.367, 2.198)`
Decimal	`1584934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #182F26, 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 #182F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#182F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #182F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #182f26; }
.text { color: #182f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #182f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 47 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #182f26, #182d2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #182F26?: #182F26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #182F26?: The RGB value is 24, 47, 38: 24 red, 47 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #182F26?: The complementary color is #2F1821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #182F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.