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#12240F Color

#12240F is rgb(18, 36, 15) in RGB, hsl(111, 41%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 58%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12240F
HEX#12240F
RGBrgb(18, 36, 15)
HSLhsl(111, 41%, 10%)
HSVhsv(111, 58%, 14%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 58%, 86%)
OKLCHoklch(23.8% 0.045 140.9)
LABlab(12.14% -11.86 11.11)
LCHlch(12.14% 16.25 136.87)

What #12240F 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 #12240F, 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.

#12240F Channel Values

How #12240F 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 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 41% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 58% · V 14%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 86%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.34:1 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 #12240F 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 text16.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12240F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12240F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #12240F

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.

Tints

Shades

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

How #12240F 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#12240F
Protanopia#22220F
Protanomaly#1C230F
Deuteranopia#1F1F10
Deuteranomaly#1B210F
Tritanopia#152222
Tritanomaly#14231C
Achromatopsia#202020

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12240F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12240f: #12240F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12240F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12240f': '#12240F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.141, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_12240f">#12240F</color>
SVG fillfill="#12240F"

More Green Colors

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

#12240F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12240F?

#12240F is a darkest green — rgb(18, 36, 15) in RGB and hsl(111, 41%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.72.

What is the RGB value of #12240F?

#12240F is rgb(18, 36, 15) — red 18, green 36, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12240F?

#12240F converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 58%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12240F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12240F scores 16.34:1 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 #12240F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12240F 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 20.29, which is visibly different.

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