What color is #001A12?

#001A12 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001A12?

The RGB value is 0, 26, 18: 0 red, 26 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001A12?

The complementary color is #1A0008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001A12 color

#001A12 rgb(0, 26, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #001A12 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.2% green and 7.1% blue (0, 26, 18).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#001A12 color codes

HEX	`#001A12`
RGB	`rgb(0, 26, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 31%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.07, -10.86, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.07, 11.08, 168.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.479, 0.782, 0.698)`
Decimal	`6674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001A12, 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 #001A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #001A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001a12; }
.text { color: #001a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 26 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001a12, #00151a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #001A12?: #001A12 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001A12?: The RGB value is 0, 26, 18: 0 red, 26 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001A12?: The complementary color is #1A0008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.