What color is #122C1C?

#122C1C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122C1C?

The RGB value is 18, 44, 28: 18 red, 44 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122C1C?

The complementary color is #2C1222, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122C1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122C1C color

#122C1C rgb(18, 44, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #122C1C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 17.3% green and 11% blue (18, 44, 28).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 42% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#122C1C color codes

HEX	`#122C1C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 44, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 17.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 42%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 59%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 36%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, -14.65, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 16.41, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.36, 2.014, 1.415)`
Decimal	`1190940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122C1C, 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 #122C1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122C1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #122C1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122c1c; }
.text { color: #122c1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122c1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 44 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122c1c, #122c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #122C1C?: #122C1C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122C1C?: The RGB value is 18, 44, 28: 18 red, 44 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122C1C?: The complementary color is #2C1222, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122C1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.