What color is #122A12?

#122A12 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 #122A12?

The RGB value is 18, 42, 18: 18 red, 42 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122A12?

The complementary color is #2A122A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122A12 color

#122A12 rgb(18, 42, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #122A12 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.5% green and 7.1% blue (18, 42, 18).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 40% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#122A12 color codes

HEX	`#122A12`
RGB	`rgb(18, 42, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 40%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 57%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.56, -15.73, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.56, 20.25, 140.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.187, 1.828, 0.862)`
Decimal	`1190418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122A12, 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 #122A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #122A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122a12; }
.text { color: #122a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 42 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122a12, #122a1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #122A12?: #122A12 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 #122A12?: The RGB value is 18, 42, 18: 18 red, 42 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122A12?: The complementary color is #2A122A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.