What color is #124C50?

#124C50 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 #124C50?

The RGB value is 18, 76, 80: 18 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124C50?

The complementary color is #501612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124C50 color

#124C50 rgb(18, 76, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #124C50 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 29.8% green and 31.4% blue (18, 76, 80).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 63% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#124C50 color codes

HEX	`#124C50`
RGB	`rgb(18, 76, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 29.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 63%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 78%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 5%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.1, -16.49, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.1, 18.2, 205.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.281, 5.876, 8.496)`
Decimal	`1199184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124C50, 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 #124C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #124C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124c50; }
.text { color: #124c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 76 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124c50, #122d50); }

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Questions

What color is #124C50?: #124C50 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 #124C50?: The RGB value is 18, 76, 80: 18 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124C50?: The complementary color is #501612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.