What color is #012420?

#012420 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #012420?

The RGB value is 1, 36, 32: 1 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #012420?

The complementary color is #240105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#012420 color

#012420 rgb(1, 36, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #012420 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 14.1% green and 12.5% blue (1, 36, 32).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 95% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#012420 color codes

HEX	`#012420`
RGB	`rgb(1, 36, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 14.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 95%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 97%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.77, -13.77, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.77, 13.81, 183.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.904, 1.372, 1.583)`
Decimal	`74784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #012420, 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 #012420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #012420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012420; }
.text { color: #012420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 36 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012420, #011724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #012420?: #012420 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #012420?: The RGB value is 1, 36, 32: 1 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #012420?: The complementary color is #240105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.