Skip to the color picker

#12422c color: UP Forest Green

#12422c is rgb(18, 66, 44) in RGB and oklch(34.004% 0.0647 159.824) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

153°
100%

34%
0.065
160°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • emerald-900
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc 8

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #12422c

#12422c is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 34% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast and black text 1.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is UP Forest Green (#014431). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #12422c mixed with white

  1. 12422c
  2. 2b533e
  3. 416551
  4. 577765
  5. 6e8979
  6. 859c8e
  7. 9cafa4
  8. b4c2ba
  9. cdd6d1
  10. e6eae8

Darker: #12422c mixed with black

  1. 12422c
  2. 0e3825
  3. 0a2f1e
  4. 072517
  5. 041c11
  6. 02140a
  7. 010b05
  8. 010502
  9. 000101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #12422c with less saturation

  1. 12422c
  2. 18412d
  3. 1d402e
  4. 223f30
  5. 263e31
  6. 293d32
  7. 2c3c33
  8. 303b34
  9. 323a36
  10. 353937

Similar named colors

Colors that go with #12422c

Complementary
#12422c#4e2a43
Analogous
#12422c#2d3e18#00423f
Triadic
#12422c#313459#542b1d
Split
#12422c#422e51#542930

Questions about #12422c

What color is #12422c?

#12422c is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is UP Forest Green. In RGB it is rgb(18, 66, 44), in HSL hsl(152.5, 57.14%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.004% 0.0647 159.824).

What colors go well with #12422c?

The complementary color of #12422c is #4e2a43. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d3e18 and #00423f. The triadic partners are #313459 and #542b1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #12422c?

White text reads better on #12422c: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and black gives 1.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #12422c a warm or cool color?

#12422c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 34% and its chroma 0.065.