What color is #202818?

#202818 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202818?

The RGB value is 32, 40, 24: 32 red, 40 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202818?

The complementary color is #201828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202818 color

#202818 rgb(32, 40, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #202818 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 15.7% green and 9.4% blue (32, 40, 24).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#202818 color codes

HEX	`#202818`
RGB	`rgb(32, 40, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 15.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.9, -7.25, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.9, 11.88, 127.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.519, 1.891, 1.149)`
Decimal	`2107416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202818, 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 #202818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #202818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202818; }
.text { color: #202818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 40 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202818, #182818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202818?: #202818 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202818?: The RGB value is 32, 40, 24: 32 red, 40 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202818?: The complementary color is #201828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.