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#12240A Color

#12240A is rgb(18, 36, 10) in RGB, hsl(102, 57%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 72%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), visibly different at ΔE 10.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12240A
HEX#12240A
RGBrgb(18, 36, 10)
HSLhsl(102, 57%, 9%)
HSVhsv(102, 72%, 14%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 72%, 86%)
OKLCHoklch(23.7% 0.052 137.1)
LABlab(12.08% -12.46 13.34)
LCHlch(12.08% 18.25 133.06)

What #12240A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #12240A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#12240A Channel Values

How #12240A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 18 · G 36 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 57% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 72% · V 14%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 86%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.37:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12240A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12240A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12240A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #12240A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12240A.

How #12240A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#12240A
Protanopia#22220A
Protanomaly#1C230A
Deuteranopia#1F1F0B
Deuteranomaly#1B210B
Tritanopia#162222
Tritanomaly#14231B
Achromatopsia#202020

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12240A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-12240a: #12240A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12240A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12240a': '#12240A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.141, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_12240a">#12240A</color>
SVG fillfill="#12240A"

More Green Colors

#12240A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12240A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12240A?

#12240A is a darkest green — rgb(18, 36, 10) in RGB and hsl(102, 57%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.67.

What is the RGB value of #12240A?

#12240A is rgb(18, 36, 10) — red 18, green 36, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12240A?

#12240A converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 72%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12240A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12240A scores 16.37:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12240A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12240A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 21.89, which is visibly different.

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