What color is #18491D?

#18491D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18491D?

The RGB value is 24, 73, 29: 24 red, 73 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18491D?

The complementary color is #491844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18491D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18491D color

#18491D rgb(24, 73, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #18491D is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 28.6% green and 11.4% blue (24, 73, 29).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 51% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#18491D color codes

HEX	`#18491D`
RGB	`rgb(24, 73, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 28.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 51%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 67%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 60%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.87, -27.11, 21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.87, 34.49, 141.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.981, 5.048, 1.979)`
Decimal	`1591581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18491D, 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 #18491D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18491D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #18491D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18491d; }
.text { color: #18491d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18491d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 73 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18491d, #184935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #18491D?: #18491D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18491D?: The RGB value is 24, 73, 29: 24 red, 73 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18491D?: The complementary color is #491844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18491D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.