What color is #121419?

#121419 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121419?

The RGB value is 18, 20, 25: 18 red, 20 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121419?

The complementary color is #191712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121419?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121419 color

#121419 rgb(18, 20, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #121419 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.8% green and 9.8% blue (18, 20, 25).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#121419 color codes

HEX	`#121419`
RGB	`rgb(18, 20, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.31, 0.43, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.31, 3.7, 276.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.675, 0.699, 1.019)`
Decimal	`1184793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121419, 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 #121419	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121419 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #121419 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121419; }
.text { color: #121419; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121419; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 20 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121419, #141219); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #121419?: #121419 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121419?: The RGB value is 18, 20, 25: 18 red, 20 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121419?: The complementary color is #191712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121419?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.