What color is #121128?

#121128 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121128?

The RGB value is 18, 17, 40: 18 red, 17 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121128?

The complementary color is #272811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121128?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121128 color

#121128 rgb(18, 17, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #121128 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.7% green and 15.7% blue (18, 17, 40).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#121128 color codes

HEX	`#121128`
RGB	`rgb(18, 17, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 58%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.17, 7.54, -15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.17, 17.12, 296.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.833, 0.683, 2.095)`
Decimal	`1184040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121128, 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 #121128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #121128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121128; }
.text { color: #121128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 17 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121128, #1e1128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #121128?: #121128 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121128?: The RGB value is 18, 17, 40: 18 red, 17 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121128?: The complementary color is #272811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121128?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.