What color is #122714?

#122714 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 #122714?

The RGB value is 18, 39, 20: 18 red, 39 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122714?

The complementary color is #271225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122714 color

#122714 rgb(18, 39, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #122714 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 15.3% green and 7.8% blue (18, 39, 20).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#122714 color codes

HEX	`#122714`
RGB	`rgb(18, 39, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 15.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 49%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.41, -13.64, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.41, 16.91, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.101, 1.63, 0.918)`
Decimal	`1189652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122714, 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 #122714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #122714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122714; }
.text { color: #122714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 39 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122714, #12271f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #122714?: #122714 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 #122714?: The RGB value is 18, 39, 20: 18 red, 39 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122714?: The complementary color is #271225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.