What color is #125F27?

#125F27 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #125F27?

The RGB value is 18, 95, 39: 18 red, 95 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #125F27?

The complementary color is #5F124A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #125F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#125F27 color

#125F27 rgb(18, 95, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #125F27 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 37.3% green and 15.3% blue (18, 95, 39).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 68% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#125F27 color codes

HEX	`#125F27`
RGB	`rgb(18, 95, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 37.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 68%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 81%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 59%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, -35.87, 25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 43.96, 144.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.708, 8.459, 3.304)`
Decimal	`1204007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #125F27, 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 #125F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#125F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #125F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #125f27; }
.text { color: #125f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #125f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 95 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #125f27, #125f4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #125F27?: #125F27 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #125F27?: The RGB value is 18, 95, 39: 18 red, 95 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #125F27?: The complementary color is #5F124A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #125F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.