What color is #122B33?

#122B33 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 #122B33?

The RGB value is 18, 43, 51: 18 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122B33?

The complementary color is #331A12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122B33 color

#122B33 rgb(18, 43, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #122B33 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.9% green and 20% blue (18, 43, 51).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 48% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#122B33 color codes

HEX	`#122B33`
RGB	`rgb(18, 43, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 48%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 16%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.98, -6.81, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.98, 10.6, 230.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.711, 2.095, 3.446)`
Decimal	`1190707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122B33, 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 #122B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #122B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122b33; }
.text { color: #122b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 43 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122b33, #121b33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122B33?: #122B33 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 #122B33?: The RGB value is 18, 43, 51: 18 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122B33?: The complementary color is #331A12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.