What color is #121422?

#121422 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 #121422?

The RGB value is 18, 20, 34: 18 red, 20 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121422?

The complementary color is #222012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121422 color

#121422 rgb(18, 20, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #121422 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.8% green and 13.3% blue (18, 20, 34).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#121422 color codes

HEX	`#121422`
RGB	`rgb(18, 20, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 41%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.72, 3.31, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.72, 10.5, 288.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.788, 0.744, 1.615)`
Decimal	`1184802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121422, 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 #121422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #121422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121422; }
.text { color: #121422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 20 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121422, #181222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #121422?: #121422 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 #121422?: The RGB value is 18, 20, 34: 18 red, 20 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121422?: The complementary color is #222012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.