What color is #122811?

#122811 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122811?

The RGB value is 18, 40, 17: 18 red, 40 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122811?

The complementary color is #271128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122811 color

#122811 rgb(18, 40, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #122811 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 15.7% green and 6.7% blue (18, 40, 17).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.7:1).

#122811 color codes

HEX	`#122811`
RGB	`rgb(18, 40, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 15.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 58%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.75, -14.81, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.75, 19.25, 140.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.109, 1.687, 0.797)`
Decimal	`1189905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122811, 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 #122811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #122811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122811; }
.text { color: #122811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 40 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122811, #11281c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #122811?: #122811 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122811?: The RGB value is 18, 40, 17: 18 red, 40 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122811?: The complementary color is #271128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.