What color is #12403C?

#12403C is a very dark, moderate spring green known as Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Botanical Night?

The RGB value is 18, 64, 60: 18 red, 64 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Botanical Night?

The complementary color is #401216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12403C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Botanical Night color: hex code #12403C

#12403C rgb(18, 64, 60)

Shades of teal

Botanical Night has the hex code #12403C. It is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 25.1% green and 23.5% blue (18, 64, 60).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 56% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

Botanical Night (#12403C) color codes

HEX	`#12403C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 64, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 25.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 56%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 72%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.07, -16.5, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.07, 16.64, 187.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.898, 4.121, 4.917)`
Decimal	`1196092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Botanical Night, 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 #12403C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12403C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #12403C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12403c; }
.text { color: #12403c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12403c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 64 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12403c, #122d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #12403C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #12403C?: #12403C is a very dark, moderate spring green known as Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Botanical Night?: The RGB value is 18, 64, 60: 18 red, 64 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Botanical Night?: The complementary color is #401216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12403C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.