What color is #124A6B?

#124A6B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Seafarer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #124A6B?

The RGB value is 18, 74, 107: 18 red, 74 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124A6B?

The complementary color is #6B3312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124A6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124A6B color

#124A6B rgb(18, 74, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #124A6B is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 29% green and 42% blue (18, 74, 107).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 71% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Seafarer (#204D68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#124A6B color codes

HEX	`#124A6B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 74, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 29%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 71%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 83%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 31%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.63, -5.05, -24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.63, 24.68, 258.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.351, 6.087, 14.8)`
Decimal	`1198699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124A6B, 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 #124A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #124A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124a6b; }
.text { color: #124a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 74 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124a6b, #121e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #124A6B?: #124A6B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Seafarer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #124A6B?: The RGB value is 18, 74, 107: 18 red, 74 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124A6B?: The complementary color is #6B3312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124A6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.