What color is #121210?

#121210 is a black known as Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glimpse Into Space?

The RGB value is 18, 18, 16: 18 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glimpse Into Space?

The complementary color is #101012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121210?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glimpse Into Space color: hex code #121210

#121210 rgb(18, 18, 16)

Shades of black

Glimpse Into Space has the hex code #121210. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.1% green and 6.3% blue (18, 18, 16).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

Glimpse Into Space (#121210) color codes

HEX	`#121210`
RGB	`rgb(18, 18, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.41, -0.4, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.41, 1.15, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.559, 0.599, 0.576)`
Decimal	`1184272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glimpse Into Space, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #121210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121210 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #121210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121210; }
.text { color: #121210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 18 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121210, #111210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #121210 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #121210?: #121210 is a black known as Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glimpse Into Space?: The RGB value is 18, 18, 16: 18 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glimpse Into Space?: The complementary color is #101012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121210?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.