What color is #122B28?

#122B28 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 #122B28?

The RGB value is 18, 43, 40: 18 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122B28?

The complementary color is #2B1215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122B28 color

#122B28 rgb(18, 43, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #122B28 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.9% green and 15.7% blue (18, 43, 40).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 41% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#122B28 color codes

HEX	`#122B28`
RGB	`rgb(18, 43, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 41%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 58%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 7%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.54, -10.62, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.54, 10.67, 185.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.496, 2.009, 2.316)`
Decimal	`1190696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122B28, 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 #122B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #122B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122b28; }
.text { color: #122b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 43 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122b28, #12222b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122B28?: #122B28 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 #122B28?: The RGB value is 18, 43, 40: 18 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122B28?: The complementary color is #2B1215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.