What color is #122012?

#122012 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 #122012?

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

What is the complementary color of #122012?

The complementary color is #201220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122012 color

#122012 rgb(18, 32, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #122012 is a very dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#122012 color codes

HEX	`#122012`
RGB	`rgb(18, 32, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 12.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.6, -9.84, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.6, 12.32, 143)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.875, 1.205, 0.759)`
Decimal	`1187858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122012, 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 #122012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #122012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122012; }
.text { color: #122012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 32 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122012, #122019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #122012?: #122012 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 #122012?: The RGB value is 18, 32, 18: 18 red, 32 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122012?: The complementary color is #201220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.