What color is #121227?

#121227 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 #121227?

The RGB value is 18, 18, 39: 18 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121227?

The complementary color is #272712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121227 color

#121227 rgb(18, 18, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #121227 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.1% green and 15.3% blue (18, 18, 39).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#121227 color codes

HEX	`#121227`
RGB	`rgb(18, 18, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.39, 6.52, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.39, 15.69, 294.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.832, 0.708, 2.012)`
Decimal	`1184295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121227, 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 #121227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	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 #121227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121227; }
.text { color: #121227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 18 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121227, #1d1227); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121227?: #121227 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 #121227?: The RGB value is 18, 18, 39: 18 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121227?: The complementary color is #272712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.