What color is #122420?

#122420 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 #122420?

The RGB value is 18, 36, 32: 18 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122420?

The complementary color is #241216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122420 color

#122420 rgb(18, 36, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #122420 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 14.1% green and 12.5% blue (18, 36, 32).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#122420 color codes

HEX	`#122420`
RGB	`rgb(18, 36, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 14.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 50%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.57, -8.68, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.57, 8.68, 177.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.141, 1.495, 1.595)`
Decimal	`1188896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122420, 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 #122420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #122420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122420; }
.text { color: #122420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 36 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122420, #121f24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122420?: #122420 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 #122420?: The RGB value is 18, 36, 32: 18 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122420?: The complementary color is #241216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.