What color is #18310C?

#18310C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18310C?

The RGB value is 24, 49, 12: 24 red, 49 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18310C?

The complementary color is #250C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18310C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18310C color

#18310C rgb(24, 49, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #18310C is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 19.2% green and 4.7% blue (24, 49, 12).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 61% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#18310C color codes

HEX	`#18310C`
RGB	`rgb(24, 49, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 19.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 61%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 76%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 76%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.54, -18.01, 19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.54, 26.73, 132.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.541, 2.417, 0.733)`
Decimal	`1585420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18310C, 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 #18310C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18310C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #18310C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18310c; }
.text { color: #18310c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18310c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 49 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18310c, #0c3112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18310C?: #18310C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18310C?: The RGB value is 24, 49, 12: 24 red, 49 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18310C?: The complementary color is #250C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18310C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.