What color is #184742?

#184742 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 #184742?

The RGB value is 24, 71, 66: 24 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #184742?

The complementary color is #47181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184742 color

#184742 rgb(24, 71, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #184742 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 27.8% green and 25.9% blue (24, 71, 66).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#184742 color codes

HEX	`#184742`
RGB	`rgb(24, 71, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 27.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 66%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 7%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, -17.23, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 17.32, 185.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.613, 5.094, 5.946)`
Decimal	`1591106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184742, 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 #184742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #184742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184742; }
.text { color: #184742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 71 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184742, #183447); }

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Questions

What color is #184742?: #184742 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 #184742?: The RGB value is 24, 71, 66: 24 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184742?: The complementary color is #47181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.