What color is #121808?

#121808 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 #121808?

The RGB value is 18, 24, 8: 18 red, 24 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121808?

The complementary color is #0E0818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121808 color

#121808 rgb(18, 24, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #121808 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.4% green and 3.1% blue (18, 24, 8).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 50% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#121808 color codes

HEX	`#121808`
RGB	`rgb(18, 24, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.4%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 50%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 67%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 67%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.22, -5.73, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.22, 9.38, 127.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.62, 0.799, 0.351)`
Decimal	`1185800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121808, 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 #121808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #121808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121808; }
.text { color: #121808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 24 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121808, #0a1808); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121808?: #121808 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 #121808?: The RGB value is 18, 24, 8: 18 red, 24 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121808?: The complementary color is #0E0818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.