What color is #12383A?

#12383A is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12383A?

The RGB value is 18, 56, 58: 18 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12383A?

The complementary color is #3A1412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12383A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12383A color

#12383A rgb(18, 56, 58)

Shades of teal

The hex color #12383A is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 22% green and 22.7% blue (18, 56, 58).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 53% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#12383A color codes

HEX	`#12383A`
RGB	`rgb(18, 56, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 22%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 53%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 69%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 3%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.06, -12.53, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.06, 13.59, 202.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.427, 3.262, 4.504)`
Decimal	`1194042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12383A, 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 #12383A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12383A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #12383A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12383a; }
.text { color: #12383a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12383a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 56 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12383a, #12243a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #12383A?: #12383A is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12383A?: The RGB value is 18, 56, 58: 18 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12383A?: The complementary color is #3A1412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12383A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.