What color is #12390D?

#12390D is a very dark, moderate green known as Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Melancholia?

The RGB value is 18, 57, 13: 18 red, 57 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Melancholia?

The complementary color is #340D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12390D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Melancholia color: hex code #12390D

#12390D rgb(18, 57, 13)

Shades of green

Melancholia has the hex code #12390D. It is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 22.4% green and 5.1% blue (18, 57, 13).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 63% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

Melancholia (#12390D) color codes

HEX	`#12390D`
RGB	`rgb(18, 57, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 22.4%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 63%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 77%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 77%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.38, -23.89, 22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.38, 32.83, 136.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.785, 3.084, 0.882)`
Decimal	`1194253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Melancholia, 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 #12390D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12390D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #12390D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12390d; }
.text { color: #12390d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12390d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 57 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12390d, #0d391e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

See #12390D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #12390D?: #12390D is a very dark, moderate green known as Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Melancholia?: The RGB value is 18, 57, 13: 18 red, 57 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Melancholia?: The complementary color is #340D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12390D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.