HEX atlas value

#12260D

#12260D is a cool green HEX color close to Matte Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 18, 38, 13, HSL 108, 49%, 10%, has luminance 0.0154, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#12260D Sample readable text

HEX #12260D

RGB rgb(18, 38, 13)

HSL hsl(108 49% 10%)

CMYK cmyk(53, 0, 66, 85)

Luminance 0.0154

Contrast Black 1.31:1White 16.06:1

CSS

--color-12260d: #12260D;
.background-12260d { background-color: #12260D; }
.text-12260d { color: #12260D; }

Luminance0.0154

Black text1.31:1AA Fail

White text16.06:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#12260D","rgb":[18,38,13],"hsl":[108,49,10],"cmyk":[53,0,66,85],"luminance":0.0154,"contrast":{"black":1.31,"white":16.06}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":16.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#210D26","hex":"#210D26","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.15,"contrastWhite":18.26,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Matte Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/12260d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#210D26","analogous":["#1E260D","#0D2615"],"triadic":["#0D1226","#260D12"],"tetradic":["#0D1E26","#210D26","#26150D"],"splitComplementary":["#150D26","#260D1E"],"monochromatic":["#326A24","#12260D","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#326A24","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#0F2C07","desaturated":"#152013","pastel":"#47783B","neon":"#125C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":26.70205984563738},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":29.631064780058107},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":33.95585369269929}]

HEX meaning and use

About #12260D

#12260D is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #12260D is visually closest to Matte Black, a named gray color with HEX #1A1A1A.

The RGB channels are 18, 38, and 13, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 108deg with 49% saturation and 10% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0154, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.31:1AA Fail

White text16.06:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #12260D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.31:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF16.06:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C

#210D26#FFFFFF text · best 18.26:1#210D26

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1#1C1C1C

Generated Palette

#12260D#12260D

#210D26#210D26

#1E260D#1E260D

#0D2615#0D2615

#326A24#326A24

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#210D26#210D26

#1E260D#1E260D

#0D2615#0D2615

#0D1226#0D1226

#260D12#260D12

Variants

#326A24#326A24

Black#000000

#0F2C07#0F2C07

#152013#152013

#47783B#47783B

#125C00#125C00

Nearest Named Colors

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Carbon Black#0C0C0C

Raisin#242124

Rubber#2A2725

#12260D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #12260D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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