What color is #121947?

#121947 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121947?

The RGB value is 18, 25, 71: 18 red, 25 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121947?

The complementary color is #474012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121947 color

#121947 rgb(18, 25, 71)

Shades of black

The hex color #121947 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.8% green and 27.8% blue (18, 25, 71).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#121947 color codes

HEX	`#121947`
RGB	`rgb(18, 25, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 75%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 65%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.13, 14.71, -29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.13, 33.25, 296.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.734, 1.279, 6.115)`
Decimal	`1186119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121947, 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 #121947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #121947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121947; }
.text { color: #121947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 25 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121947, #261247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121947?: #121947 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121947?: The RGB value is 18, 25, 71: 18 red, 25 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121947?: The complementary color is #474012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.