What color is #184641?

#184641 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #184641?

The RGB value is 24, 70, 65: 24 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #184641?

The complementary color is #46181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184641 color

#184641 rgb(24, 70, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #184641 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 27.5% green and 25.5% blue (24, 70, 65).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#184641 color codes

HEX	`#184641`
RGB	`rgb(24, 70, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 27.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 66%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, -16.99, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 17.07, 185.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.521, 4.956, 5.771)`
Decimal	`1590849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184641, 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 #184641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #184641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184641; }
.text { color: #184641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 70 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184641, #183446); }

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Questions

What color is #184641?: #184641 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #184641?: The RGB value is 24, 70, 65: 24 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184641?: The complementary color is #46181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.