What color is #125B49?

#125B49 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Evergreen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Evergreen?

The RGB value is 18, 91, 73: 18 red, 91 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Evergreen?

The complementary color is #5B1224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #125B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Evergreen color: hex code #125B49

#125B49 rgb(18, 91, 73)

Shades of teal

Evergreen has the hex code #125B49. It is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 35.7% green and 28.6% blue (18, 91, 73).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 67% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

Evergreen (#125B49) color codes

HEX	`#125B49`
RGB	`rgb(18, 91, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 35.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 67%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 80%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, -26.54, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 26.87, 171.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.193, 8.091, 7.59)`
Decimal	`1203017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Evergreen, 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 #125B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#125B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #125B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #125b49; }
.text { color: #125b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #125b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 91 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #125b49, #12495b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #125B49 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #125B49?: #125B49 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Evergreen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Evergreen?: The RGB value is 18, 91, 73: 18 red, 91 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Evergreen?: The complementary color is #5B1224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #125B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.