What color is #12144B?

#12144B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12144B?

The RGB value is 18, 20, 75: 18 red, 20 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12144B?

The complementary color is #4B4912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12144B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12144B color

#12144B rgb(18, 20, 75)

Shades of black

The hex color #12144B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.8% green and 29.4% blue (18, 20, 75).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 61% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#12144B color codes

HEX	`#12144B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 20, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 61%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 76%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 73%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.08, 20.09, -34.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.08, 39.76, 300.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.769, 1.137, 6.781)`
Decimal	`1184843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12144B, 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 #12144B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12144B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #12144B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12144b; }
.text { color: #12144b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12144b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 20 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12144b, #2c124b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #12144B?: #12144B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12144B?: The RGB value is 18, 20, 75: 18 red, 20 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12144B?: The complementary color is #4B4912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12144B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.