What color is #184A49?

#184A49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #184A49?

The RGB value is 24, 74, 73: 24 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #184A49?

The complementary color is #4A1819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184A49 color

#184A49 rgb(24, 74, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #184A49 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 29% green and 28.6% blue (24, 74, 73).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 51% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#184A49 color codes

HEX	`#184A49`
RGB	`rgb(24, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 51%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, -16.66, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 17.22, 194.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.028, 5.572, 7.165)`
Decimal	`1591881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184A49, 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 #184A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #184A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184a49; }
.text { color: #184a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184a49, #18324a); }

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Questions

What color is #184A49?: #184A49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #184A49?: The RGB value is 24, 74, 73: 24 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184A49?: The complementary color is #4A1819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.