Information about #12200B color

#12200B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#12200B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(18, 32, 11) — 7.1% red, 12.5% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 8 / 87. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#12200B is a clearly saturated yellow-green that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Very Dark Chartreuse Green (#171D11). Slightly further away sit Very Deep Chartreuse Green (#0E1D00) and Very Dark Spring Green (#111D17).

The recipe behind #12200B is rgb(18, 32, 11), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 17.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:87), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #12200B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#12200B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#12200B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #12200B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#12200B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12200B
  • RGB18, 32, 11
  • CMYK5, 0, 8, 87
  • CSSrgb(18, 32, 11)
  • HSL100°, 49%, 8%
  • HSL Precise100°, 48.837%, 8.431%
  • HSV100°, 66%, 13%
  • HSB100°, 66%, 13%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.125, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.125, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.125, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID12200B
  • DECIMAL ID1187851
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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