What color is #121904?

#121904 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 #121904?

The RGB value is 18, 25, 4: 18 red, 25 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121904?

The complementary color is #0B0419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121904?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121904 color

#121904 rgb(18, 25, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #121904 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.8% green and 1.6% blue (18, 25, 4).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 72% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#121904 color codes

HEX	`#121904`
RGB	`rgb(18, 25, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.8%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 72%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 84%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 84%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.52, -7.06, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.52, 11.83, 126.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.619, 0.833, 0.243)`
Decimal	`1186052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121904, 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 #121904	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121904 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	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 #121904 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121904; }
.text { color: #121904; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121904; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 25 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121904, #081904); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121904?: #121904 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 #121904?: The RGB value is 18, 25, 4: 18 red, 25 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121904?: The complementary color is #0B0419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121904?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.