What color is #184B42?

#184B42 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #184B42?

The RGB value is 24, 75, 66: 24 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #184B42?

The complementary color is #4B1821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #184B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#184B42 color

#184B42 rgb(24, 75, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #184B42 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 29.4% green and 25.9% blue (24, 75, 66).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#184B42 color codes

HEX	`#184B42`
RGB	`rgb(24, 75, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 29.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.43, -19.42, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.43, 19.42, 178.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.876, 5.619, 6.034)`
Decimal	`1592130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #184B42, 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 #184B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#184B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #184B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #184b42; }
.text { color: #184b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #184b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 75 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #184b42, #183a4b); }

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Questions

What color is #184B42?: #184B42 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #184B42?: The RGB value is 24, 75, 66: 24 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #184B42?: The complementary color is #4B1821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #184B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.