What color is #18403F?

#18403F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18403F?

The RGB value is 24, 64, 63: 24 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18403F?

The complementary color is #401819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18403F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18403F color

#18403F rgb(24, 64, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #18403F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 25.1% green and 24.7% blue (24, 64, 63).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 45% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#18403F color codes

HEX	`#18403F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 64, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 25.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 45%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, -14.2, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 14.66, 194.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.107, 4.22, 5.352)`
Decimal	`1589311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18403F, 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 #18403F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18403F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #18403F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18403f; }
.text { color: #18403f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18403f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 64 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18403f, #182d40); }

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Questions

What color is #18403F?: #18403F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18403F?: The RGB value is 24, 64, 63: 24 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18403F?: The complementary color is #401819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18403F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.