What color is #123137?

#123137 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #123137?

The RGB value is 18, 49, 55: 18 red, 49 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #123137?

The complementary color is #371812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #123137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#123137 color

#123137 rgb(18, 49, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #123137 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 19.2% green and 21.6% blue (18, 49, 55).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#123137 color codes

HEX	`#123137`
RGB	`rgb(18, 49, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 19.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 11%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.37, -9.25, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.37, 11.77, 218.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.037, 2.601, 4.008)`
Decimal	`1192247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #123137, 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 #123137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#123137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #123137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #123137; }
.text { color: #123137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #123137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 49 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #123137, #121e37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #123137?: #123137 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #123137?: The RGB value is 18, 49, 55: 18 red, 49 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #123137?: The complementary color is #371812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #123137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.