What color is #18400B?

#18400B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18400B?

The RGB value is 24, 64, 11: 24 red, 64 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18400B?

The complementary color is #330B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18400B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18400B color

#18400B rgb(24, 64, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #18400B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 25.1% green and 4.3% blue (24, 64, 11).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 71% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#18400B color codes

HEX	`#18400B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 64, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 25.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 71%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 83%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 83%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.29, -25.34, 26.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.29, 36.75, 133.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.27, 3.885, 0.947)`
Decimal	`1589259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18400B, 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 #18400B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18400B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #18400B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18400b; }
.text { color: #18400b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18400b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 64 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18400b, #0b4018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18400B?: #18400B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18400B?: The RGB value is 24, 64, 11: 24 red, 64 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18400B?: The complementary color is #330B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18400B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.