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#12400A

#12400a ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#12400a is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 111.11°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 7.55.

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Relative luminance0.0382

Complementary

  1. #12400a
  2. #380a40

Split complementary

  1. #12400a
  2. #1d0a40
  3. #400a2d

Analogous

  1. #2d400a
  2. #12400a
  3. #0a401d

Triadic

  1. #12400a
  2. #0a1240
  3. #400a12

Tetradic

  1. #12400a
  2. #0a4038
  3. #380a40
  4. #400a12

Square

  1. #12400a
  2. #0a2d40
  3. #380a40
  4. #401d0a

Monochromatic

  1. #051203
  2. #051203
  3. #12400a
  4. #258214
  5. #37c41f

Shades

#12400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12400a
  2. #103a09
  3. #0e3308
  4. #0d2d07
  5. #0b2606
  6. #092005
  7. #071a04
  8. #051303
  9. #040d02
  10. #020601
  11. #000000

Tints

#12400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12400a
  2. #2a5323
  3. #41663b
  4. #597954
  5. #718c6c
  6. #89a085
  7. #a0b39d
  8. #b8c6b6
  9. #d0d9ce
  10. #e7ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12400a
  2. #1d4616
  3. #284d22
  4. #33532d
  5. #3e5a39
  6. #496045
  7. #546651
  8. #5f6d5d
  9. #6a7368
  10. #757a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c3b2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423902 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3610 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0a3e36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #353c05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #303a0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e3f2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12400a {
  color: #12400a;
}
Background
.bg-12400a {
  background-color: #12400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-12400a {
  border: 2px solid #12400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12400a, #0a401d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 7.55 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.54 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.99 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.41 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 12.14 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.25 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.88 #edbff5 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#12400a  rgb(18, 64, 10)  hsl(111, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#380a40  rgb(56, 10, 64)  hsl(291, 73%, 15%)  Persian Indigo
#0a1240  rgb(10, 18, 64)  hsl(231, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#400a12  rgb(64, 10, 18)  hsl(351, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum