What color is #18301B?

#18301B 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 #18301B?

The RGB value is 24, 48, 27: 24 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18301B?

The complementary color is #30182D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18301B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18301B color

#18301B rgb(24, 48, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #18301B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 18.8% green and 10.6% blue (24, 48, 27).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#18301B color codes

HEX	`#18301B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 48, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 18.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.4, -14.99, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.4, 18.36, 144.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.631, 2.387, 1.411)`
Decimal	`1585179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18301B, 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 #18301B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18301B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #18301B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18301b; }
.text { color: #18301b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18301b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 48 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18301b, #183027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18301B?: #18301B 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 #18301B?: The RGB value is 24, 48, 27: 24 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18301B?: The complementary color is #30182D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18301B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.