What color is #123436?

#123436 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #123436?

The RGB value is 18, 52, 54: 18 red, 52 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #123436?

The complementary color is #361412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #123436?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#123436 color

#123436 rgb(18, 52, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #123436 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 20.4% green and 21.2% blue (18, 52, 54).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 50% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% 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 13.37:1).

#123436 color codes

HEX	`#123436`
RGB	`rgb(18, 52, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 20.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 50%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 67%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 4%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.44, -11.49, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.44, 12.52, 203.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.143, 2.851, 3.927)`
Decimal	`1193014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #123436, 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 #123436	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#123436 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #123436 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #123436; }
.text { color: #123436; }
.border { border: 2px solid #123436; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 52 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #123436, #122236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #123436?: #123436 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #123436?: The RGB value is 18, 52, 54: 18 red, 52 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #123436?: The complementary color is #361412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #123436?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.