What color is #122E31?

#122E31 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122E31?

The RGB value is 18, 46, 49: 18 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122E31?

The complementary color is #311512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122E31 color

#122E31 rgb(18, 46, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #122E31 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 18% green and 19.2% blue (18, 46, 49).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 46% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#122E31 color codes

HEX	`#122E31`
RGB	`rgb(18, 46, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 18%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 46%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 6%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.01, -9.49, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.01, 10.8, 208.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.781, 2.304, 3.256)`
Decimal	`1191473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122E31, 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 #122E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #122E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122e31; }
.text { color: #122e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 46 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122e31, #121f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #122E31?: #122E31 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122E31?: The RGB value is 18, 46, 49: 18 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122E31?: The complementary color is #311512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.