What color is #121A1E?

#121A1E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121A1E?

The RGB value is 18, 26, 30: 18 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121A1E?

The complementary color is #1E1612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121A1E color

#121A1E rgb(18, 26, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #121A1E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 10.2% green and 11.8% blue (18, 26, 30).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 25% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#121A1E color codes

HEX	`#121A1E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 26, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 10.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 25%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 40%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 13%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.66, -2.4, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.66, 4.64, 238.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.853, 0.961, 1.369)`
Decimal	`1186334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121A1E, 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 #121A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #121A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121a1e; }
.text { color: #121a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 26 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121a1e, #12141e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #121A1E?: #121A1E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121A1E?: The RGB value is 18, 26, 30: 18 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121A1E?: The complementary color is #1E1612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.