What color is #183218?

#183218 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #183218?

The RGB value is 24, 50, 24: 24 red, 50 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183218?

The complementary color is #321832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183218 color

#183218 rgb(24, 50, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #183218 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 19.6% green and 9.4% blue (24, 50, 24).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#183218 color codes

HEX	`#183218`
RGB	`rgb(24, 50, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 19.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.1, -16.7, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.1, 21.47, 141.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.682, 2.541, 1.266)`
Decimal	`1585688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183218, 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 #183218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #183218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183218; }
.text { color: #183218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 50 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183218, #183225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #183218?: #183218 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #183218?: The RGB value is 24, 50, 24: 24 red, 50 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183218?: The complementary color is #321832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.