What color is #121A2C?

#121A2C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121A2C?

The RGB value is 18, 26, 44: 18 red, 26 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121A2C?

The complementary color is #2C2412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121A2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121A2C color

#121A2C rgb(18, 26, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #121A2C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 10.2% green and 17.3% blue (18, 26, 44).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 42% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#121A2C color codes

HEX	`#121A2C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 26, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 10.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 42%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 59%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 41%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.39, 2.72, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.39, 13.55, 281.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.073, 1.049, 2.528)`
Decimal	`1186348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121A2C, 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 #121A2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121A2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #121A2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121a2c; }
.text { color: #121a2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121a2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 26 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121a2c, #17122c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121A2C?: #121A2C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121A2C?: The RGB value is 18, 26, 44: 18 red, 26 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121A2C?: The complementary color is #2C2412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121A2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.