Information about #12420A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#12420A is a energetic, saturated leafy green that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Forrest Green (#154406). Its next-closest registered neighbors are HGVA Veg Green (#0B400C) and Dark Royal Green (#094507).
In RGB terms — rgb(18, 66, 10) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #12420A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#12420A color variations
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#12420A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#12420A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#12420A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#12420A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#12420A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #12420A color
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Nearest named colors to #12420A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#154406
#0B400C
#094507
#0A480D
#114700
#054907
#014600
#0B5509
#1F3106
#182D09
#033500
#004816
#12420A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#12420A
- RGB18, 66, 10
- CMYK19, 0, 22, 74
- CSSrgb(18, 66, 10)
- HSL111°, 74%, 15%
- HSL Precise111.429°, 73.684%, 14.902%
- HSV111°, 85%, 26%
- HSB111°, 85%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
- GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.259, 0.039)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.259, 0.039, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.259, 0.039)
- Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID12420A
- DECIMAL ID1196554
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
