What color is #183432?

#183432 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 #183432?

The RGB value is 24, 52, 50: 24 red, 52 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183432?

The complementary color is #34181A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183432?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183432 color

#183432 rgb(24, 52, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #183432 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 20.4% green and 19.6% blue (24, 52, 50).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 37% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#183432 color codes

HEX	`#183432`
RGB	`rgb(24, 52, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 20.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 37%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.56, -11.2, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.56, 11.38, 190.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.18, 2.88, 3.458)`
Decimal	`1586226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183432, 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 #183432	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183432 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #183432 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183432; }
.text { color: #183432; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183432; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 52 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183432, #182834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #183432?: #183432 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 #183432?: The RGB value is 24, 52, 50: 24 red, 52 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183432?: The complementary color is #34181A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183432?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.