What color is #183101?

#183101 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #183101?

The RGB value is 24, 49, 1: 24 red, 49 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183101?

The complementary color is #1A0131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183101 color

#183101 rgb(24, 49, 1)

Shades of green

The hex color #183101 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 19.2% green and 0.4% blue (24, 49, 1).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#183101 color codes

HEX	`#183101`
RGB	`rgb(24, 49, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 19.2%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 96%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 98%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 98%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.43, -19.21, 24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.43, 30.86, 128.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.48, 2.393, 0.413)`
Decimal	`1585409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183101, 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 #183101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #183101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183101; }
.text { color: #183101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 49 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183101, #013102); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #183101?: #183101 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #183101?: The RGB value is 24, 49, 1: 24 red, 49 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183101?: The complementary color is #1A0131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.