What color is #12121D?

#12121D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12121D?

The RGB value is 18, 18, 29: 18 red, 18 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12121D?

The complementary color is #1D1D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12121D?

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.

#12121D color

#12121D rgb(18, 18, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #12121D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.1% green and 11.4% blue (18, 18, 29).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#12121D color codes

HEX	`#12121D`
RGB	`rgb(18, 18, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.87, 2.86, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.87, 7.96, 291.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.687, 0.65, 1.251)`
Decimal	`1184285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12121D, 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 #12121D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12121D 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 #12121D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12121d; }
.text { color: #12121d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12121d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 18 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12121d, #18121d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #12121D?: #12121D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12121D?: The RGB value is 18, 18, 29: 18 red, 18 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12121D?: The complementary color is #1D1D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12121D?: 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.