What color is #122224?

#122224 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 #122224?

The RGB value is 18, 34, 36: 18 red, 34 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122224?

The complementary color is #241412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122224 color

#122224 rgb(18, 34, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #122224 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 13.3% green and 14.1% blue (18, 34, 36).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% 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 16.41:1).

#122224 color codes

HEX	`#122224`
RGB	`rgb(18, 34, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 13.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 50%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 6%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.96, -6.06, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.96, 6.99, 209.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.14, 1.4, 1.879)`
Decimal	`1188388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122224, 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 #122224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #122224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122224; }
.text { color: #122224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 34 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122224, #121924); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122224?: #122224 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 #122224?: The RGB value is 18, 34, 36: 18 red, 34 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122224?: The complementary color is #241412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.