What color is #12250F?

#12250F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12250F?

The RGB value is 18, 37, 15: 18 red, 37 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12250F?

The complementary color is #220F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12250F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12250F color

#12250F rgb(18, 37, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #12250F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 14.5% green and 5.9% blue (18, 37, 15).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 42% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#12250F color codes

HEX	`#12250F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 37, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 14.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 42%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 59%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 59%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.52, -13.47, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.52, 17.89, 138.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.997, 1.486, 0.686)`
Decimal	`1189135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12250F, 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 #12250F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12250F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #12250F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12250f; }
.text { color: #12250f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12250f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 37 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12250f, #0f2517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #12250F?: #12250F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12250F?: The RGB value is 18, 37, 15: 18 red, 37 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12250F?: The complementary color is #220F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12250F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.