What color is #122B30?

#122B30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122B30?

The RGB value is 18, 43, 48: 18 red, 43 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122B30?

The complementary color is #301712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122B30 color

#122B30 rgb(18, 43, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #122B30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.9% green and 18.8% blue (18, 43, 48).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#122B30 color codes

HEX	`#122B30`
RGB	`rgb(18, 43, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 10%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.85, -7.9, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.85, 10.05, 218.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.647, 2.07, 3.108)`
Decimal	`1190704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122B30, 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 #122B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #122B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122b30; }
.text { color: #122b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 43 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122b30, #121c30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122B30?: #122B30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122B30?: The RGB value is 18, 43, 48: 18 red, 43 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122B30?: The complementary color is #301712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.