What color is #122018?

#122018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122018?

The RGB value is 18, 32, 24: 18 red, 32 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122018?

The complementary color is #20121A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122018 color

#122018 rgb(18, 32, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #122018 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 12.5% green and 9.4% blue (18, 32, 24).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#122018 color codes

HEX	`#122018`
RGB	`rgb(18, 32, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 12.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 25%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.76, -8.37, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.76, 9.09, 157.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.931, 1.228, 1.052)`
Decimal	`1187864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122018, 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 #122018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #122018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122018; }
.text { color: #122018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 32 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122018, #12201f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #122018?: #122018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122018?: The RGB value is 18, 32, 24: 18 red, 32 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122018?: The complementary color is #20121A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.