What color is #123B34?

#123B34 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #123B34?

The RGB value is 18, 59, 52: 18 red, 59 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #123B34?

The complementary color is #3B1219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #123B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#123B34 color

#123B34 rgb(18, 59, 52)

Shades of teal

The hex color #123B34 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 23.1% green and 20.4% blue (18, 59, 52).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 53% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#123B34 color codes

HEX	`#123B34`
RGB	`rgb(18, 59, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 23.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 53%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 69%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 12%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.96, -16.26, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.96, 16.26, 179.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.433, 3.504, 3.796)`
Decimal	`1194804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #123B34, 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 #123B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#123B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #123B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #123b34; }
.text { color: #123b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #123b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 59 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #123b34, #122e3b); }

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Questions

What color is #123B34?: #123B34 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #123B34?: The RGB value is 18, 59, 52: 18 red, 59 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #123B34?: The complementary color is #3B1219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #123B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.