What color is #123E16?

#123E16 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #123E16?

The RGB value is 18, 62, 22: 18 red, 62 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #123E16?

The complementary color is #3E123A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #123E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#123E16 color

#123E16 rgb(18, 62, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #123E16 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 24.3% green and 8.6% blue (18, 62, 22).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 55% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#123E16 color codes

HEX	`#123E16`
RGB	`rgb(18, 62, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 24.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 55%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 71%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 65%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.41, -24.9, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.41, 31.92, 141.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.117, 3.632, 1.348)`
Decimal	`1195542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #123E16, 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 #123E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#123E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #123E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #123e16; }
.text { color: #123e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #123e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 62 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #123e16, #123e2c); }

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Questions

What color is #123E16?: #123E16 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #123E16?: The RGB value is 18, 62, 22: 18 red, 62 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #123E16?: The complementary color is #3E123A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #123E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.