What color is #00121A?

#00121A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00121A?

The RGB value is 0, 18, 26: 0 red, 18 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00121A?

The complementary color is #1A0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00121A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00121A color

#00121A rgb(0, 18, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #00121A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.1% green and 10.2% blue (0, 18, 26).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.07:1).

#00121A color codes

HEX	`#00121A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 18, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 31%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.58, -3.25, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.58, 7.84, 245.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.403, 0.507, 1.054)`
Decimal	`4634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00121A, 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 #00121A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00121A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #00121A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00121a; }
.text { color: #00121a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00121a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 18 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00121a, #00051a); }

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Questions

What color is #00121A?: #00121A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00121A?: The RGB value is 0, 18, 26: 0 red, 18 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00121A?: The complementary color is #1A0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00121A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.