What color is #184534?

#184534 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #184534?

The RGB value is 24, 69, 52: 24 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #184534?

The complementary color is #451829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184534 color

#184534 rgb(24, 69, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #184534 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 27.1% green and 20.4% blue (24, 69, 52).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 48% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#184534 color codes

HEX	`#184534`
RGB	`rgb(24, 69, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 27.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 48%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 65%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 25%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.86, -20.25, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.86, 21.04, 164.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.124, 4.698, 3.99)`
Decimal	`1590580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184534, 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 #184534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #184534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184534; }
.text { color: #184534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 69 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184534, #183f45); }

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Questions

What color is #184534?: #184534 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #184534?: The RGB value is 24, 69, 52: 24 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184534?: The complementary color is #451829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.