What color is #184449?

#184449 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #184449?

The RGB value is 24, 68, 73: 24 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #184449?

The complementary color is #491D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184449 color

#184449 rgb(24, 68, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #184449 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 26.7% green and 28.6% blue (24, 68, 73).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 51% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#184449 color codes

HEX	`#184449`
RGB	`rgb(24, 68, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 26.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 51%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 67%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 7%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.18, -13.2, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.18, 15.2, 209.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.646, 4.809, 7.038)`
Decimal	`1590345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184449, 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 #184449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #184449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184449; }
.text { color: #184449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 68 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184449, #182c49); }

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Questions

What color is #184449?: #184449 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #184449?: The RGB value is 24, 68, 73: 24 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184449?: The complementary color is #491D18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.