What color is #122103?

#122103 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122103?

The RGB value is 18, 33, 3: 18 red, 33 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122103?

The complementary color is #120321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122103?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122103 color

#122103 rgb(18, 33, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #122103 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 12.9% green and 1.2% blue (18, 33, 3).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 83% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% 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 16.87:1).

#122103 color codes

HEX	`#122103`
RGB	`rgb(18, 33, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 12.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 83%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 91%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 91%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.72, -13.06, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.72, 19.51, 132.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.81, 1.223, 0.28)`
Decimal	`1188099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122103, 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 #122103	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122103 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #122103 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122103; }
.text { color: #122103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122103; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 33 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122103, #032103); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #122103?: #122103 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122103?: The RGB value is 18, 33, 3: 18 red, 33 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122103?: The complementary color is #120321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122103?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.