What color is #122F2A?

#122F2A is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #122F2A?

The RGB value is 18, 47, 42: 18 red, 47 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #122F2A?

The complementary color is #2F1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #122F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#122F2A color

#122F2A rgb(18, 47, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #122F2A is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 18.4% green and 16.5% blue (18, 47, 42).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#122F2A color codes

HEX	`#122F2A`
RGB	`rgb(18, 47, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 18.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 62%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 11%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.13, -12.44, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.13, 12.44, 180.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.684, 2.329, 2.551)`
Decimal	`1191722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #122F2A, 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 #122F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#122F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #122F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #122f2a; }
.text { color: #122f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #122f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 47 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #122f2a, #12262f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #122F2A?: #122F2A is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #122F2A?: The RGB value is 18, 47, 42: 18 red, 47 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #122F2A?: The complementary color is #2F1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #122F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.