What color is #121311?

#121311 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121311?

The RGB value is 18, 19, 17: 18 red, 19 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121311?

The complementary color is #121113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121311 color

#121311 rgb(18, 19, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #121311 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.5% green and 6.7% blue (18, 19, 17).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 6% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#121311 color codes

HEX	`#121311`
RGB	`rgb(18, 19, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 6%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 11%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.73, -0.81, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.73, 1.28, 129.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.583, 0.635, 0.622)`
Decimal	`1184529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121311, 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 #121311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #121311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121311; }
.text { color: #121311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 19 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121311, #111311); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #121311?: #121311 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121311?: The RGB value is 18, 19, 17: 18 red, 19 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121311?: The complementary color is #121113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.