What color is #12290F?

#12290F 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 #12290F?

The RGB value is 18, 41, 15: 18 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12290F?

The complementary color is #260F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12290F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12290F color

#12290F rgb(18, 41, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #12290F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.1% green and 5.9% blue (18, 41, 15).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 46% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#12290F color codes

HEX	`#12290F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 41, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 46%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 63%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.11, -15.72, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.11, 20.97, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.129, 1.749, 0.73)`
Decimal	`1190159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12290F, 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 #12290F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12290F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #12290F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12290f; }
.text { color: #12290f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12290f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 41 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12290f, #0f2919); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #12290F?: #12290F 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 #12290F?: The RGB value is 18, 41, 15: 18 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12290F?: The complementary color is #260F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12290F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.