What color is #12490F?

#12490F 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 #12490F?

The RGB value is 18, 73, 15: 18 red, 73 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12490F?

The complementary color is #460F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12490F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12490F color

#12490F rgb(18, 73, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #12490F is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 28.6% green and 5.9% blue (18, 73, 15).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#12490F color codes

HEX	`#12490F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 73, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 28.6%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 79%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 79%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, -30.41, 28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 41.4, 137.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.718, 4.928, 1.26)`
Decimal	`1198351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12490F, 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 #12490F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12490F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #12490F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12490f; }
.text { color: #12490f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12490f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 73 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12490f, #0f4929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #12490F?: #12490F 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 #12490F?: The RGB value is 18, 73, 15: 18 red, 73 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12490F?: The complementary color is #460F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12490F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.