What color is #122008?

#122008 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122008?

The RGB value is 18, 32, 8: 18 red, 32 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122008?

The complementary color is #160820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122008 color

#122008 rgb(18, 32, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #122008 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 12.5% green and 3.1% blue (18, 32, 8).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 60% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#122008 color codes

HEX	`#122008`
RGB	`rgb(18, 32, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 12.5%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 60%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 75%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 75%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.4, -11.67, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.4, 16.74, 134.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.81, 1.179, 0.415)`
Decimal	`1187848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122008, 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 #122008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #122008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122008; }
.text { color: #122008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 32 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122008, #08200a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #122008?: #122008 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122008?: The RGB value is 18, 32, 8: 18 red, 32 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122008?: The complementary color is #160820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.