What color is #124145?

#124145 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #124145?

The RGB value is 18, 65, 69: 18 red, 65 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124145?

The complementary color is #451612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124145 color

#124145 rgb(18, 65, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #124145 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 25.5% green and 27.1% blue (18, 65, 69).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 59% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#124145 color codes

HEX	`#124145`
RGB	`rgb(18, 65, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 25.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 59%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 74%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 6%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.76, -14.01, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.76, 15.7, 206.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.213, 4.339, 6.297)`
Decimal	`1196357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124145, 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 #124145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #124145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124145; }
.text { color: #124145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 65 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124145, #122745); }

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Questions

What color is #124145?: #124145 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #124145?: The RGB value is 18, 65, 69: 18 red, 65 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124145?: The complementary color is #451612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.