What color is #122213?

#122213 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 #122213?

The RGB value is 18, 34, 19: 18 red, 34 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122213?

The complementary color is #221221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122213?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122213 color

#122213 rgb(18, 34, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #122213 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 13.3% green and 7.5% blue (18, 34, 19).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#122213 color codes

HEX	`#122213`
RGB	`rgb(18, 34, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 13.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 44%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.41, -10.87, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.41, 13.45, 143.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.939, 1.32, 0.821)`
Decimal	`1188371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122213, 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 #122213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122213 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #122213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122213; }
.text { color: #122213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 34 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122213, #12221b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #122213?: #122213 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 #122213?: The RGB value is 18, 34, 19: 18 red, 34 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122213?: The complementary color is #221221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122213?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.