What color is #121907?

#121907 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 #121907?

The RGB value is 18, 25, 7: 18 red, 25 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121907?

The complementary color is #0E0719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121907?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121907 color

#121907 rgb(18, 25, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #121907 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.8% green and 2.7% blue (18, 25, 7).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 56% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#121907 color codes

HEX	`#121907`
RGB	`rgb(18, 25, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.8%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 56%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 72%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 72%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.58, -6.64, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.58, 10.68, 128.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.635, 0.839, 0.329)`
Decimal	`1186055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121907, 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 #121907	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121907 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #121907 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121907; }
.text { color: #121907; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121907; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 25 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121907, #091907); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121907?: #121907 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 #121907?: The RGB value is 18, 25, 7: 18 red, 25 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121907?: The complementary color is #0E0719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121907?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.