What color is #122516?

#122516 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 #122516?

The RGB value is 18, 37, 22: 18 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122516?

The complementary color is #251221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122516 color

#122516 rgb(18, 37, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #122516 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 14.5% green and 8.6% blue (18, 37, 22).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 35% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#122516 color codes

HEX	`#122516`
RGB	`rgb(18, 37, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 14.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 35%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.67, -12.01, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.67, 14.22, 147.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.056, 1.51, 0.995)`
Decimal	`1189142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122516, 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 #122516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #122516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122516; }
.text { color: #122516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 37 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122516, #122520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #122516?: #122516 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 #122516?: The RGB value is 18, 37, 22: 18 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122516?: The complementary color is #251221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.