What color is #122125?

#122125 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122125?

The RGB value is 18, 33, 37: 18 red, 33 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122125?

The complementary color is #251612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122125?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122125 color

#122125 rgb(18, 33, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #122125 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 12.9% green and 14.5% blue (18, 33, 37).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 35% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#122125 color codes

HEX	`#122125`
RGB	`rgb(18, 33, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 12.9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 35%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 11%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.62, -5.03, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.62, 6.89, 223.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.127, 1.35, 1.951)`
Decimal	`1188133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122125, 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 #122125	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122125 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #122125 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122125; }
.text { color: #122125; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122125; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 33 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122125, #121725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122125?: #122125 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122125?: The RGB value is 18, 33, 37: 18 red, 33 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122125?: The complementary color is #251612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122125?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.