What color is #121439?

#121439 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121439?

The RGB value is 18, 20, 57: 18 red, 20 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121439?

The complementary color is #393712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121439 color

#121439 rgb(18, 20, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #121439 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.8% green and 22.4% blue (18, 20, 57).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#121439 color codes

HEX	`#121439`
RGB	`rgb(18, 20, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 68%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 65%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.34, 12.71, -24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.34, 27.53, 297.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.238, 0.924, 3.983)`
Decimal	`1184825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121439, 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 #121439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #121439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121439; }
.text { color: #121439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 20 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121439, #231239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121439?: #121439 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121439?: The RGB value is 18, 20, 57: 18 red, 20 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121439?: The complementary color is #393712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.