What color is #185335?

#185335 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #185335?

The RGB value is 24, 83, 53: 24 red, 83 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #185335?

The complementary color is #531836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #185335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#185335 color

#185335 rgb(24, 83, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #185335 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 32.5% green and 20.8% blue (24, 83, 53).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 55% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#185335 color codes

HEX	`#185335`
RGB	`rgb(24, 83, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 32.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 55%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 71%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 36%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, -26.91, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 29.54, 155.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.112, 6.637, 4.432)`
Decimal	`1594165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #185335, 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 #185335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#185335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #185335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #185335; }
.text { color: #185335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #185335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 83 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #185335, #185353); }

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Questions

What color is #185335?: #185335 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #185335?: The RGB value is 24, 83, 53: 24 red, 83 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #185335?: The complementary color is #531836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #185335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.