What color is #122B4F?

#122B4F 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 #122B4F?

The RGB value is 18, 43, 79: 18 red, 43 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122B4F?

The complementary color is #4F3612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122B4F color

#122B4F rgb(18, 43, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #122B4F is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 16.9% green and 31% blue (18, 43, 79).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 63% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#122B4F color codes

HEX	`#122B4F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 43, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 16.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 63%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 77%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 46%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.56, 4.54, -24.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.56, 25.37, 280.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.524, 2.421, 7.73)`
Decimal	`1190735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122B4F, 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 #122B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #122B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122b4f; }
.text { color: #122b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 43 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122b4f, #17124f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #122B4F?: #122B4F 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 #122B4F?: The RGB value is 18, 43, 79: 18 red, 43 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122B4F?: The complementary color is #4F3612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.