What color is #18361E?

#18361E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18361E?

The RGB value is 24, 54, 30: 24 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18361E?

The complementary color is #361830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18361E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18361E color

#18361E rgb(24, 54, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #18361E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 21.2% green and 11.8% blue (24, 54, 30).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#18361E color codes

HEX	`#18361E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 54, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 21.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 56%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 44%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, -17.66, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 21.2, 146.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.93, 2.926, 1.691)`
Decimal	`1586718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18361E, 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 #18361E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18361E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #18361E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18361e; }
.text { color: #18361e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18361e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 54 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18361e, #18362d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18361E?: #18361E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18361E?: The RGB value is 24, 54, 30: 24 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18361E?: The complementary color is #361830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18361E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.