What color is #122A4B?

#122A4B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122A4B?

The RGB value is 18, 42, 75: 18 red, 42 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122A4B?

The complementary color is #4B3312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122A4B color

#122A4B rgb(18, 42, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #122A4B is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.5% green and 29.4% blue (18, 42, 75).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 61% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#122A4B color codes

HEX	`#122A4B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 42, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 61%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 76%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 44%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.95, 3.57, -23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.95, 23.48, 278.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.347, 2.292, 6.974)`
Decimal	`1190475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122A4B, 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 #122A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #122A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122a4b; }
.text { color: #122a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 42 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122a4b, #16124b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #122A4B?: #122A4B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122A4B?: The RGB value is 18, 42, 75: 18 red, 42 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122A4B?: The complementary color is #4B3312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.