What color is #121910?

#121910 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121910?

The RGB value is 18, 25, 16: 18 red, 25 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121910?

The complementary color is #171019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121910?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121910 color

#121910 rgb(18, 25, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #121910 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.8% green and 6.3% blue (18, 25, 16).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 22% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#121910 color codes

HEX	`#121910`
RGB	`rgb(18, 25, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 22%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 36%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 36%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.78, -5.24, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.78, 6.94, 139.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.691, 0.861, 0.62)`
Decimal	`1186064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121910, 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 #121910	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121910 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #121910 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121910; }
.text { color: #121910; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121910; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 25 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121910, #101912); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121910?: #121910 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121910?: The RGB value is 18, 25, 16: 18 red, 25 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121910?: The complementary color is #171019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121910?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.