What color is #185650?

#185650 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #185650?

The RGB value is 24, 86, 80: 24 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #185650?

The complementary color is #56181E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #185650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#185650 color

#185650 rgb(24, 86, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #185650 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 33.7% green and 31.4% blue (24, 86, 80).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 56% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#185650 color codes

HEX	`#185650`
RGB	`rgb(24, 86, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 33.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 56%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 72%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.76, -20.96, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.76, 21.08, 186.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.152, 7.428, 8.75)`
Decimal	`1594960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #185650, 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 #185650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#185650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #185650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #185650; }
.text { color: #185650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #185650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 86 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #185650, #183d56); }

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Questions

What color is #185650?: #185650 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #185650?: The RGB value is 24, 86, 80: 24 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #185650?: The complementary color is #56181E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #185650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.