What color is #12200D?

#12200D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12200D?

The RGB value is 18, 32, 13: 18 red, 32 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12200D?

The complementary color is #1B0D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12200D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12200D color

#12200D rgb(18, 32, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #12200D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 12.5% green and 5.1% blue (18, 32, 13).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 42% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#12200D color codes

HEX	`#12200D`
RGB	`rgb(18, 32, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 12.5%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 42%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 59%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 59%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.49, -10.86, 9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.49, 14.75, 137.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.839, 1.191, 0.566)`
Decimal	`1187853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12200D, 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 #12200D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12200D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #12200D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12200d; }
.text { color: #12200d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12200d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 32 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12200d, #0d2011); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #12200D?: #12200D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12200D?: The RGB value is 18, 32, 13: 18 red, 32 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12200D?: The complementary color is #1B0D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12200D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.