What color is #121940?

#121940 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121940?

The RGB value is 18, 25, 64: 18 red, 25 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121940?

The complementary color is #403912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121940 color

#121940 rgb(18, 25, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #121940 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.8% green and 25.1% blue (18, 25, 64).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 56% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#121940 color codes

HEX	`#121940`
RGB	`rgb(18, 25, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 56%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 72%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 61%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.51, 11.75, -25.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.51, 28.45, 294.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.522, 1.194, 5)`
Decimal	`1186112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121940, 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 #121940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #121940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121940; }
.text { color: #121940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 25 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121940, #221240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121940?: #121940 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121940?: The RGB value is 18, 25, 64: 18 red, 25 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121940?: The complementary color is #403912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.