What color is #184243?

#184243 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #184243?

The RGB value is 24, 66, 67: 24 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #184243?

The complementary color is #431918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184243 color

#184243 rgb(24, 66, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #184243 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 25.9% green and 26.3% blue (24, 66, 67).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#184243 color codes

HEX	`#184243`
RGB	`rgb(24, 66, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 25.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 1%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.25, -14.05, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.25, 14.92, 199.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.338, 4.496, 6.001)`
Decimal	`1589827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184243, 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 #184243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #184243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184243; }
.text { color: #184243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 66 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184243, #182c43); }

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Questions

What color is #184243?: #184243 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #184243?: The RGB value is 24, 66, 67: 24 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184243?: The complementary color is #431918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.