What color is #18332F?

#18332F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18332F?

The RGB value is 24, 51, 47: 24 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18332F?

The complementary color is #33181C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18332F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18332F color

#18332F rgb(24, 51, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #18332F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 20% green and 18.4% blue (24, 51, 47).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#18332F color codes

HEX	`#18332F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 51, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 20%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 53%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.09, -11.52, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.09, 11.54, 183.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.073, 2.767, 3.114)`
Decimal	`1585967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18332F, 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 #18332F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18332F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #18332F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18332f; }
.text { color: #18332f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18332f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 51 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18332f, #182a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #18332F?: #18332F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18332F?: The RGB value is 24, 51, 47: 24 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18332F?: The complementary color is #33181C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18332F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.