What color is #122B2E?

#122B2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122B2E?

The RGB value is 18, 43, 46: 18 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122B2E?

The complementary color is #2E1512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122B2E color

#122B2E rgb(18, 43, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #122B2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.9% green and 18% blue (18, 43, 46).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 44% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#122B2E color codes

HEX	`#122B2E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 43, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 44%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 61%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 7%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.77, -8.61, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.77, 9.92, 209.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.606, 2.053, 2.896)`
Decimal	`1190702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122B2E, 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 #122B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #122B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122b2e; }
.text { color: #122b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 43 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122b2e, #121d2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122B2E?: #122B2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122B2E?: The RGB value is 18, 43, 46: 18 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122B2E?: The complementary color is #2E1512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.