What color is #121117?

#121117 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121117?

The RGB value is 18, 17, 23: 18 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121117?

The complementary color is #161711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121117 color

#121117 rgb(18, 17, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #121117 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.7% green and 9% blue (18, 17, 23).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 15% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#121117 color codes

HEX	`#121117`
RGB	`rgb(18, 17, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 15%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 26%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.34, 1.74, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.34, 3.96, 296.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.605, 0.591, 0.893)`
Decimal	`1184023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121117, 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 #121117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	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 #121117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121117; }
.text { color: #121117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 17 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121117, #151117); }

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Questions

What color is #121117?: #121117 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121117?: The RGB value is 18, 17, 23: 18 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121117?: The complementary color is #161711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.