What color is #124F64?

#124F64 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #124F64?

The RGB value is 18, 79, 100: 18 red, 79 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #124F64?

The complementary color is #642712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #124F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#124F64 color

#124F64 rgb(18, 79, 100)

Shades of blue

The hex color #124F64 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 31% green and 39.2% blue (18, 79, 100).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 69% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Raging Thunderstorm (#004F63), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#124F64 color codes

HEX	`#124F64`
RGB	`rgb(18, 79, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 31%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 69%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 82%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 21%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, -10.91, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 20.73, 238.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.345, 6.64, 13.054)`
Decimal	`1199972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #124F64, 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 #124F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#124F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #124F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #124f64; }
.text { color: #124f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #124f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 79 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #124f64, #122664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #124F64?: #124F64 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Raging Thunderstorm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #124F64?: The RGB value is 18, 79, 100: 18 red, 79 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #124F64?: The complementary color is #642712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #124F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.