What color is #121815?

#121815 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121815?

The RGB value is 18, 24, 21: 18 red, 24 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121815?

The complementary color is #181215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121815?

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.

#121815 color

#121815 rgb(18, 24, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #121815 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.4% green and 8.2% blue (18, 24, 21).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 14% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#121815 color codes

HEX	`#121815`
RGB	`rgb(18, 24, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 14%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 25%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.55, -3.41, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.55, 3.58, 162.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.711, 0.836, 0.833)`
Decimal	`1185813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121815, 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 #121815	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121815 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 #121815 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121815; }
.text { color: #121815; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121815; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 24 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121815, #121818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121815?: #121815 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121815?: The RGB value is 18, 24, 21: 18 red, 24 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121815?: The complementary color is #181215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121815?: 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.