What color is #12142A?

#12142A 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 #12142A?

The RGB value is 18, 20, 42: 18 red, 20 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12142A?

The complementary color is #2A2812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12142A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12142A color

#12142A rgb(18, 20, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #12142A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.8% green and 16.5% blue (18, 20, 42).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 40% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#12142A color codes

HEX	`#12142A`
RGB	`rgb(18, 20, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 40%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 52%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.19, 6.5, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.19, 16.59, 293.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.917, 0.796, 2.295)`
Decimal	`1184810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12142A, 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 #12142A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12142A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #12142A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12142a; }
.text { color: #12142a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12142a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 20 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12142a, #1c122a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #12142A?: #12142A 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 #12142A?: The RGB value is 18, 20, 42: 18 red, 20 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12142A?: The complementary color is #2A2812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12142A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.