What color is #12281D?

#12281D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12281D?

The RGB value is 18, 40, 29: 18 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12281D?

The complementary color is #28121D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12281D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12281D color

#12281D rgb(18, 40, 29)

Shades of gray

The hex color #12281D is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 15.7% green and 11.4% blue (18, 40, 29).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#12281D color codes

HEX	`#12281D`
RGB	`rgb(18, 40, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 15.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 27%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.03, -12.05, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.03, 12.88, 159.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.23, 1.735, 1.432)`
Decimal	`1189917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12281D, 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 #12281D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12281D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #12281D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12281d; }
.text { color: #12281d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12281d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 40 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12281d, #122828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #12281D?: #12281D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12281D?: The RGB value is 18, 40, 29: 18 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12281D?: The complementary color is #28121D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12281D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.