What color is #124C45?

#124C45 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #124C45?

The RGB value is 18, 76, 69: 18 red, 76 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124C45?

The complementary color is #4C1219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124C45 color

#124C45 rgb(18, 76, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #124C45 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 29.8% green and 27.1% blue (18, 76, 69).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 62% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#124C45 color codes

HEX	`#124C45`
RGB	`rgb(18, 76, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 29.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 62%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 76%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 9%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, -20.16, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 20.19, 183.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.908, 5.727, 6.528)`
Decimal	`1199173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124C45, 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 #124C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #124C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124c45; }
.text { color: #124c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 76 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124c45, #12364c); }

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Questions

What color is #124C45?: #124C45 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #124C45?: The RGB value is 18, 76, 69: 18 red, 76 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124C45?: The complementary color is #4C1219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.