What color is #185456?

#185456 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #185456?

The RGB value is 24, 84, 86: 24 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #185456?

The complementary color is #561A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #185456?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#185456 color

#185456 rgb(24, 84, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #185456 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 32.9% green and 33.7% blue (24, 84, 86).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 56% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#185456 color codes

HEX	`#185456`
RGB	`rgb(24, 84, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 32.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 56%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 72%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 2%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.27, -17.94, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.27, 19.17, 200.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.226, 7.206, 9.918)`
Decimal	`1594454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #185456, 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 #185456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#185456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #185456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #185456; }
.text { color: #185456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #185456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 84 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #185456, #183556); }

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Questions

What color is #185456?: #185456 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #185456?: The RGB value is 24, 84, 86: 24 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #185456?: The complementary color is #561A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #185456?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.