What color is #12442F?

#12442F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12442F?

The RGB value is 18, 68, 47: 18 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12442F?

The complementary color is #441227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12442F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12442F color

#12442F rgb(18, 68, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #12442F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 26.7% green and 18.4% blue (18, 68, 47).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 58% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#12442F color codes

HEX	`#12442F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 68, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 26.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 58%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 74%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.16, -22.46, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.16, 23.83, 160.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.829, 4.468, 3.402)`
Decimal	`1197103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12442F, 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 #12442F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12442F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #12442F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12442f; }
.text { color: #12442f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12442f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 68 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12442f, #124044); }

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Questions

What color is #12442F?: #12442F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12442F?: The RGB value is 18, 68, 47: 18 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12442F?: The complementary color is #441227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12442F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.