Information about #182A2F color

#182A2F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#182A2F falls into the Cyan Color FamilyMild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 42, 47) — 9.4% red, 16.5% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #182A2F reads as a mildly saturated cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bledisloe (#19282B). Slightly further away sit Madagascar (#172E2C) and Dark (#1B2431).

In RGB terms — rgb(24, 42, 47) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #182A2F: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #182A2F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#182A2F color variations

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#182A2F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #182A2F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

Madagascar color link
Madagascar

#172E2C

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Kermadec color link
Kermadec

#1D2C2A

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Sentry color link
Sentry

#1C2728

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#182A2F
  • RGB24, 42, 47
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(24, 42, 47)
  • HSL193°, 32%, 14%
  • HSL Precise193.043°, 32.394%, 13.922%
  • HSV193°, 49%, 18%
  • HSB193°, 49%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.165, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.165, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.165, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID182A2F
  • DECIMAL ID1583663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01