What color is #184342?

#184342 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 #184342?

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

What is the complementary color of #184342?

The complementary color is #431819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184342 color

#184342 rgb(24, 67, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #184342 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 179°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 74% 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 10.94:1).

#184342 color codes

HEX	`#184342`
RGB	`rgb(24, 67, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 26.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 1%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.57, -14.96, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.57, 15.45, 194.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.367, 4.602, 5.864)`
Decimal	`1590082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184342, 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 #184342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #184342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184342; }
.text { color: #184342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 67 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184342, #182f43); }

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Questions

What color is #184342?: #184342 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 #184342?: The RGB value is 24, 67, 66: 24 red, 67 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184342?: The complementary color is #431819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.