What color is #122825?

#122825 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122825?

The RGB value is 18, 40, 37: 18 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122825?

The complementary color is #281215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122825 color

#122825 rgb(18, 40, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #122825 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 15.7% green and 14.5% blue (18, 40, 37).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#122825 color codes

HEX	`#122825`
RGB	`rgb(18, 40, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 15.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.29, -9.69, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.29, 9.72, 184.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.342, 1.78, 2.023)`
Decimal	`1189925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122825, 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 #122825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #122825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122825; }
.text { color: #122825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 40 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122825, #122028); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122825?: #122825 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122825?: The RGB value is 18, 40, 37: 18 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122825?: The complementary color is #281215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.