What color is #121322?

#121322 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 #121322?

The RGB value is 18, 19, 34: 18 red, 19 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121322?

The complementary color is #222112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121322 color

#121322 rgb(18, 19, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #121322 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.5% green and 13.3% blue (18, 19, 34).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#121322 color codes

HEX	`#121322`
RGB	`rgb(18, 19, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 44%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.41, 3.95, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.41, 11.16, 290.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.771, 0.71, 1.609)`
Decimal	`1184546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121322, 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 #121322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #121322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121322; }
.text { color: #121322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 19 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121322, #191222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #121322?: #121322 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 #121322?: The RGB value is 18, 19, 34: 18 red, 19 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121322?: The complementary color is #222112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.