What color is #12132E?

#12132E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12132E?

The RGB value is 18, 19, 46: 18 red, 19 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12132E?

The complementary color is #2E2D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12132E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12132E color

#12132E rgb(18, 19, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #12132E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.5% green and 18% blue (18, 19, 46).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 44% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#12132E color codes

HEX	`#12132E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 19, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 44%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 61%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 59%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.15, 8.87, -18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.15, 20.34, 295.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.975, 0.792, 2.686)`
Decimal	`1184558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12132E, 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 #12132E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12132E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #12132E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12132e; }
.text { color: #12132e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12132e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 19 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12132e, #1f122e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #12132E?: #12132E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12132E?: The RGB value is 18, 19, 46: 18 red, 19 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12132E?: The complementary color is #2E2D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12132E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.