What color is #18391A?

#18391A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18391A?

The RGB value is 24, 57, 26: 24 red, 57 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18391A?

The complementary color is #391837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18391A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18391A color

#18391A rgb(24, 57, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #18391A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 22.4% green and 10.2% blue (24, 57, 26).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 41% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#18391A color codes

HEX	`#18391A`
RGB	`rgb(24, 57, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 22.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 41%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, -20.02, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 25.41, 141.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.026, 3.195, 1.487)`
Decimal	`1587482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18391A, 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 #18391A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18391A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #18391A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18391a; }
.text { color: #18391a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18391a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 57 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18391a, #18392b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18391A?: #18391A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18391A?: The RGB value is 24, 57, 26: 24 red, 57 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18391A?: The complementary color is #391837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18391A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.