What color is #183B1E?

#183B1E 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 #183B1E?

The RGB value is 24, 59, 30: 24 red, 59 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183B1E?

The complementary color is #3B1835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183B1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183B1E color

#183B1E rgb(24, 59, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #183B1E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 23.1% green and 11.8% blue (24, 59, 30).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 42% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#183B1E color codes

HEX	`#183B1E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 59, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 23.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 42%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 59%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 49%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.64, -20.28, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.64, 24.76, 145)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.175, 3.416, 1.773)`
Decimal	`1587998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183B1E, 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 #183B1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183B1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #183B1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183b1e; }
.text { color: #183b1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183b1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 59 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183b1e, #183b2f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #183B1E?: #183B1E 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 #183B1E?: The RGB value is 24, 59, 30: 24 red, 59 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183B1E?: The complementary color is #3B1835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183B1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.