What color is #121506?

#121506 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121506?

The RGB value is 18, 21, 6: 18 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121506?

The complementary color is #090615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121506 color

#121506 rgb(18, 21, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #121506 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 8.2% green and 2.4% blue (18, 21, 6).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 56% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#121506 color codes

HEX	`#121506`
RGB	`rgb(18, 21, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 8.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 56%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 71%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 71%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.13, -3.85, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.13, 7.68, 120.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.55, 0.678, 0.274)`
Decimal	`1185030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121506, 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 #121506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	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 #121506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121506; }
.text { color: #121506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 21 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121506, #0b1506); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121506?: #121506 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121506?: The RGB value is 18, 21, 6: 18 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121506?: The complementary color is #090615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.