What color is #124530?

#124530 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 #124530?

The RGB value is 18, 69, 48: 18 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124530?

The complementary color is #451227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124530 color

#124530 rgb(18, 69, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #124530 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 27.1% green and 18.8% blue (18, 69, 48).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 59% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#124530 color codes

HEX	`#124530`
RGB	`rgb(18, 69, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 27.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 59%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 74%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 30%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.56, -22.69, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.56, 24.02, 160.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.911, 4.598, 3.53)`
Decimal	`1197360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124530, 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 #124530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #124530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124530; }
.text { color: #124530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 69 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124530, #124145); }

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Questions

What color is #124530?: #124530 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 #124530?: The RGB value is 18, 69, 48: 18 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124530?: The complementary color is #451227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.