What color is #121911?

#121911 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121911?

The RGB value is 18, 25, 17: 18 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121911?

The complementary color is #181119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121911 color

#121911 rgb(18, 25, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #121911 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.8% green and 6.7% blue (18, 25, 17).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 19% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#121911 color codes

HEX	`#121911`
RGB	`rgb(18, 25, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 19%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 32%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 32%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.81, -5.05, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.81, 6.45, 141.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.698, 0.864, 0.66)`
Decimal	`1186065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121911, 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 #121911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #121911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121911; }
.text { color: #121911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 25 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121911, #111914); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121911?: #121911 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121911?: The RGB value is 18, 25, 17: 18 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121911?: The complementary color is #181119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.