What color is #125199?

#125199 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #125199?

The RGB value is 18, 81, 153: 18 red, 81 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #125199?

The complementary color is #995A12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #125199?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#125199 color

#125199 rgb(18, 81, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #125199 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 31.8% green and 60% blue (18, 81, 153).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 79% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#125199 color codes

HEX	`#125199`
RGB	`rgb(18, 81, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 31.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 79%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 88%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 47%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.62, 9.17, -44.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.62, 45.59, 281.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.939, 8.312, 31.264)`
Decimal	`1200537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #125199, 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 #125199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#125199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #125199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #125199; }
.text { color: #125199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #125199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 81 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #125199, #161299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #125199?: #125199 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #125199?: The RGB value is 18, 81, 153: 18 red, 81 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #125199?: The complementary color is #995A12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #125199?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.