What color is #183834?

#183834 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #183834?

The RGB value is 24, 56, 52: 24 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183834?

The complementary color is #38181C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183834 color

#183834 rgb(24, 56, 52)

Shades of teal

The hex color #183834 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 22% green and 20.4% blue (24, 56, 52).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#183834 color codes

HEX	`#183834`
RGB	`rgb(24, 56, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 22%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 57%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 7%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.1, -12.99, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.1, 13.04, 184.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.41, 3.27, 3.752)`
Decimal	`1587252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183834, 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 #183834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #183834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183834; }
.text { color: #183834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 56 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183834, #182c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #183834?: #183834 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #183834?: The RGB value is 24, 56, 52: 24 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183834?: The complementary color is #38181C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.