What color is #121314?

#121314 is a black, closest to the named color Cursed Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121314?

The RGB value is 18, 19, 20: 18 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121314?

The complementary color is #141312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121314 color

#121314 rgb(18, 19, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #121314 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.5% green and 7.8% blue (18, 19, 20).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cursed Black (#131313), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.6:1).

#121314 color codes

HEX	`#121314`
RGB	`rgb(18, 19, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 10%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.82, -0.18, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.82, 0.76, 256.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.609, 0.645, 0.754)`
Decimal	`1184532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121314, 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 #121314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.6:1	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 #121314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121314; }
.text { color: #121314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 19 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121314, #121214); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #121314?: #121314 is a black, closest to the named color Cursed Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121314?: The RGB value is 18, 19, 20: 18 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121314?: The complementary color is #141312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.