What color is #183321?

#183321 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #183321?

The RGB value is 24, 51, 33: 24 red, 51 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183321?

The complementary color is #33182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183321 color

#183321 rgb(24, 51, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #183321 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 20% green and 12.9% blue (24, 51, 33).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#183321 color codes

HEX	`#183321`
RGB	`rgb(24, 51, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 20%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 53%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.68, -15.34, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.68, 17.44, 151.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.835, 2.672, 1.858)`
Decimal	`1585953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183321, 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 #183321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #183321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183321; }
.text { color: #183321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 51 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183321, #18332f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #183321?: #183321 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #183321?: The RGB value is 24, 51, 33: 24 red, 51 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183321?: The complementary color is #33182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.