What color is #124748?

#124748 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #124748?

The RGB value is 18, 71, 72: 18 red, 71 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124748?

The complementary color is #481312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124748?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124748 color

#124748 rgb(18, 71, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #124748 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 27.8% green and 28.2% blue (18, 71, 72).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 60% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#124748 color codes

HEX	`#124748`
RGB	`rgb(18, 71, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 27.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 60%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 75%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 1%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.02, -16.43, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.02, 17.37, 198.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.672, 5.103, 6.921)`
Decimal	`1197896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124748, 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 #124748	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124748 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #124748 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124748; }
.text { color: #124748; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124748; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 71 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124748, #122c48); }

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Questions

What color is #124748?: #124748 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #124748?: The RGB value is 18, 71, 72: 18 red, 71 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124748?: The complementary color is #481312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124748?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.