What color is #124117?

#124117 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #124117?

The RGB value is 18, 65, 23: 18 red, 65 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124117?

The complementary color is #41123C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124117 color

#124117 rgb(18, 65, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #124117 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 25.5% green and 9% blue (18, 65, 23).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 57% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#124117 color codes

HEX	`#124117`
RGB	`rgb(18, 65, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 25.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 57%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 72%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 65%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, -26.08, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 33.33, 141.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.294, 3.971, 1.456)`
Decimal	`1196311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124117, 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 #124117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #124117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124117; }
.text { color: #124117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 65 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124117, #12412e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #124117?: #124117 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #124117?: The RGB value is 18, 65, 23: 18 red, 65 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124117?: The complementary color is #41123C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.