What color is #121A27?

#121A27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121A27?

The RGB value is 18, 26, 39: 18 red, 26 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121A27?

The complementary color is #271F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121A27 color

#121A27 rgb(18, 26, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #121A27 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 10.2% green and 15.3% blue (18, 26, 39).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#121A27 color codes

HEX	`#121A27`
RGB	`rgb(18, 26, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 10.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 33%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.11, 0.79, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.11, 10.06, 274.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.985, 1.014, 2.063)`
Decimal	`1186343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121A27, 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 #121A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #121A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121a27; }
.text { color: #121a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 26 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121a27, #141227); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #121A27?: #121A27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121A27?: The RGB value is 18, 26, 39: 18 red, 26 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121A27?: The complementary color is #271F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.