What color is #121312?

#121312 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 #121312?

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

What is the complementary color of #121312?

The complementary color is #131213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121312?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121312 color

#121312 rgb(18, 19, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #121312 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.62:1).

#121312 color codes

HEX	`#121312`
RGB	`rgb(18, 19, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.76, -0.61, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.76, 0.75, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.591, 0.638, 0.664)`
Decimal	`1184530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121312, 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 #121312	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121312 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.62:1	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 #121312 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121312; }
.text { color: #121312; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121312; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 19 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121312, #121312); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #121312?: #121312 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 #121312?: The RGB value is 18, 19, 18: 18 red, 19 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121312?: The complementary color is #131213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121312?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.