What color is #121123?

#121123 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121123?

The RGB value is 18, 17, 35: 18 red, 17 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121123?

The complementary color is #222311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121123 color

#121123 rgb(18, 17, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #121123 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.7% green and 13.7% blue (18, 17, 35).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#121123 color codes

HEX	`#121123`
RGB	`rgb(18, 17, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 51%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.88, 5.51, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.88, 13.23, 294.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.753, 0.651, 1.676)`
Decimal	`1184035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121123, 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 #121123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #121123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121123; }
.text { color: #121123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 17 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121123, #1b1123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #121123?: #121123 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121123?: The RGB value is 18, 17, 35: 18 red, 17 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121123?: The complementary color is #222311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.