What color is #12152E?

#12152E 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 #12152E?

The RGB value is 18, 21, 46: 18 red, 21 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12152E?

The complementary color is #2E2B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12152E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12152E color

#12152E rgb(18, 21, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #12152E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 8.2% green and 18% blue (18, 21, 46).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 44% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#12152E color codes

HEX	`#12152E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 21, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 8.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 44%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 61%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 54%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.79, 7.41, -17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.79, 18.81, 293.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.011, 0.862, 2.697)`
Decimal	`1185070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12152E, 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 #12152E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12152E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #12152E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12152e; }
.text { color: #12152e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12152e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 21 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12152e, #1d122e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #12152E?: #12152E 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 #12152E?: The RGB value is 18, 21, 46: 18 red, 21 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12152E?: The complementary color is #2E2B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12152E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.