What color is #183237?

#183237 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #183237?

The RGB value is 24, 50, 55: 24 red, 50 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183237?

The complementary color is #371D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183237 color

#183237 rgb(24, 50, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #183237 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 19.6% green and 21.6% blue (24, 50, 55).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#183237 color codes

HEX	`#183237`
RGB	`rgb(24, 50, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 19.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 56%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 9%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.02, -8.3, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.02, 10.4, 217.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.207, 2.751, 4.028)`
Decimal	`1585719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183237, 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 #183237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #183237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183237; }
.text { color: #183237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 50 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183237, #182337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #183237?: #183237 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #183237?: The RGB value is 24, 50, 55: 24 red, 50 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183237?: The complementary color is #371D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.