What color is #185A3B?

#185A3B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #185A3B?

The RGB value is 24, 90, 59: 24 red, 90 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #185A3B?

The complementary color is #5A1837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #185A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#185A3B color

#185A3B rgb(24, 90, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #185A3B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 35.3% green and 23.1% blue (24, 90, 59).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 58% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#185A3B color codes

HEX	`#185A3B`
RGB	`rgb(24, 90, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 35.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 58%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 73%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 34%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.61, -28.74, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.61, 31.17, 157.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.822, 7.822, 5.392)`
Decimal	`1595963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #185A3B, 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 #185A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#185A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #185A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #185a3b; }
.text { color: #185a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #185a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 90 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #185a3b, #18585a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #185A3B?: #185A3B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #185A3B?: The RGB value is 24, 90, 59: 24 red, 90 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #185A3B?: The complementary color is #5A1837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #185A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.