What color is #122C51?

#122C51 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 #122C51?

The RGB value is 18, 44, 81: 18 red, 44 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122C51?

The complementary color is #513712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122C51 color

#122C51 rgb(18, 44, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #122C51 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 17.3% green and 31.8% blue (18, 44, 81).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 64% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#122C51 color codes

HEX	`#122C51`
RGB	`rgb(18, 44, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 17.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 64%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 78%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 46%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, 4.66, -25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 25.98, 280.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.635, 2.524, 8.131)`
Decimal	`1190993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122C51, 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 #122C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #122C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122c51; }
.text { color: #122c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 44 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122c51, #171251); }

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Questions

What color is #122C51?: #122C51 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 #122C51?: The RGB value is 18, 44, 81: 18 red, 44 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122C51?: The complementary color is #513712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.