What color is #12221F?

#12221F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12221F?

The RGB value is 18, 34, 31: 18 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12221F?

The complementary color is #221215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12221F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12221F color

#12221F rgb(18, 34, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #12221F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 13.3% green and 12.2% blue (18, 34, 31).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#12221F color codes

HEX	`#12221F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 34, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 13.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 9%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.77, -7.67, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.77, 7.67, 180.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.069, 1.372, 1.504)`
Decimal	`1188383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12221F, 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 #12221F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12221F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #12221F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12221f; }
.text { color: #12221f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12221f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 34 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12221f, #121d22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #12221F?: #12221F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12221F?: The RGB value is 18, 34, 31: 18 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12221F?: The complementary color is #221215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12221F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.