What color is #12392C?

#12392C 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 #12392C?

The RGB value is 18, 57, 44: 18 red, 57 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12392C?

The complementary color is #39121F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12392C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12392C color

#12392C rgb(18, 57, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #12392C is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 22.4% green and 17.3% blue (18, 57, 44).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#12392C color codes

HEX	`#12392C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 57, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 22.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 68%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 23%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.97, -17.56, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.97, 18.03, 166.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.167, 3.236, 2.893)`
Decimal	`1194284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12392C, 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 #12392C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12392C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #12392C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12392c; }
.text { color: #12392c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12392c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 57 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12392c, #123339); }

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Questions

What color is #12392C?: #12392C 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 #12392C?: The RGB value is 18, 57, 44: 18 red, 57 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12392C?: The complementary color is #39121F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12392C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.