What color is #123E21?

#123E21 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #123E21?

The RGB value is 18, 62, 33: 18 red, 62 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #123E21?

The complementary color is #3E122F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #123E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#123E21 color

#123E21 rgb(18, 62, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #123E21 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 24.3% green and 12.9% blue (18, 62, 33).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 55% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#123E21 color codes

HEX	`#123E21`
RGB	`rgb(18, 62, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 24.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 55%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 71%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 47%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.6, -22.87, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.6, 26.56, 149.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.246, 3.683, 2.031)`
Decimal	`1195553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #123E21, 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 #123E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#123E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #123E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #123e21; }
.text { color: #123e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #123e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 62 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #123e21, #123e37); }

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Questions

What color is #123E21?: #123E21 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #123E21?: The RGB value is 18, 62, 33: 18 red, 62 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #123E21?: The complementary color is #3E122F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #123E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.