What color is #12260F?

#12260F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12260F?

The RGB value is 18, 38, 15: 18 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12260F?

The complementary color is #230F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12260F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12260F color

#12260F rgb(18, 38, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #12260F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 14.9% green and 5.9% blue (18, 38, 15).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#12260F color codes

HEX	`#12260F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 38, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 14.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 61%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 61%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.92, -14.04, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.92, 18.67, 138.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.029, 1.549, 0.697)`
Decimal	`1189391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12260F, 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 #12260F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12260F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #12260F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12260f; }
.text { color: #12260f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12260f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 38 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12260f, #0f2617); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #12260F?: #12260F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12260F?: The RGB value is 18, 38, 15: 18 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12260F?: The complementary color is #230F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12260F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.