What color is #12372B?

#12372B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12372B?

The RGB value is 18, 55, 43: 18 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12372B?

The complementary color is #37121E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12372B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12372B color

#12372B rgb(18, 55, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #12372B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 21.6% green and 16.9% blue (18, 55, 43).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#12372B color codes

HEX	`#12372B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 55, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 21.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 22%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.18, -16.75, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.18, 17.14, 167.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.051, 3.035, 2.763)`
Decimal	`1193771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12372B, 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 #12372B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12372B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #12372B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12372b; }
.text { color: #12372b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12372b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 55 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12372b, #123137); }

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Questions

What color is #12372B?: #12372B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12372B?: The RGB value is 18, 55, 43: 18 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12372B?: The complementary color is #37121E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12372B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.