What color is #121625?

#121625 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121625?

The RGB value is 18, 22, 37: 18 red, 22 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121625?

The complementary color is #252112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121625?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121625 color

#121625 rgb(18, 22, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #121625 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 8.6% green and 14.5% blue (18, 22, 37).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 35% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#121625 color codes

HEX	`#121625`
RGB	`rgb(18, 22, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 8.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 35%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 41%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.55, 3.09, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.55, 11.38, 285.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.87, 0.836, 1.865)`
Decimal	`1185317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121625, 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 #121625	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121625 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #121625 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121625; }
.text { color: #121625; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121625; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 22 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121625, #171225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #121625?: #121625 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121625?: The RGB value is 18, 22, 37: 18 red, 22 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121625?: The complementary color is #252112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121625?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.