What color is #185318?

#185318 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #185318?

The RGB value is 24, 83, 24: 24 red, 83 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #185318?

The complementary color is #531853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #185318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#185318 color

#185318 rgb(24, 83, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #185318 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 32.5% green and 9.4% blue (24, 83, 24).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 55% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#185318 color codes

HEX	`#185318`
RGB	`rgb(24, 83, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 32.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 55%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 71%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 71%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.51, -32.03, 28.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.51, 42.65, 138.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.635, 6.446, 1.917)`
Decimal	`1594136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #185318, 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 #185318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#185318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #185318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #185318; }
.text { color: #185318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #185318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 83 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #185318, #185336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #185318?: #185318 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #185318?: The RGB value is 24, 83, 24: 24 red, 83 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #185318?: The complementary color is #531853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #185318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.