What color is #121929?

#121929 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121929?

The RGB value is 18, 25, 41: 18 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121929?

The complementary color is #292212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121929?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121929 color

#121929 rgb(18, 25, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #121929 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.8% green and 16.1% blue (18, 25, 41).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 39% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#121929 color codes

HEX	`#121929`
RGB	`rgb(18, 25, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 39%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 56%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 39%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.86, 2.32, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.86, 12.13, 281.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.997, 0.984, 2.235)`
Decimal	`1186089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121929, 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 #121929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #121929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121929; }
.text { color: #121929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 25 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121929, #171229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #121929?: #121929 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121929?: The RGB value is 18, 25, 41: 18 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121929?: The complementary color is #292212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121929?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.