What color is #183523?

#183523 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 #183523?

The RGB value is 24, 53, 35: 24 red, 53 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183523?

The complementary color is #35182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183523?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183523 color

#183523 rgb(24, 53, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #183523 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 20.8% green and 13.7% blue (24, 53, 35).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#183523 color codes

HEX	`#183523`
RGB	`rgb(24, 53, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 20.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 55%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 34%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.48, -15.99, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.48, 17.9, 153.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.953, 2.862, 2.039)`
Decimal	`1586467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183523, 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 #183523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #183523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183523; }
.text { color: #183523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 53 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183523, #183531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #183523?: #183523 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 #183523?: The RGB value is 24, 53, 35: 24 red, 53 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183523?: The complementary color is #35182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183523?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.