What color is #121809?

#121809 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121809?

The RGB value is 18, 24, 9: 18 red, 24 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121809?

The complementary color is #0F0918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121809?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121809 color

#121809 rgb(18, 24, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #121809 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.4% green and 3.5% blue (18, 24, 9).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#121809 color codes

HEX	`#121809`
RGB	`rgb(18, 24, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 63%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 63%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.24, -5.59, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.24, 9, 128.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.625, 0.802, 0.38)`
Decimal	`1185801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121809, 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 #121809	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121809 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	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 #121809 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121809; }
.text { color: #121809; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121809; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 24 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121809, #0b1809); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121809?: #121809 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121809?: The RGB value is 18, 24, 9: 18 red, 24 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121809?: The complementary color is #0F0918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121809?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.