What color is #121A30?

#121A30 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 #121A30?

The RGB value is 18, 26, 48: 18 red, 26 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121A30?

The complementary color is #302812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121A30 color

#121A30 rgb(18, 26, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #121A30 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 10.2% green and 18.8% blue (18, 26, 48).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#121A30 color codes

HEX	`#121A30`
RGB	`rgb(18, 26, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 10.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 46%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.65, 4.31, -15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.65, 16.39, 285.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.152, 1.081, 2.944)`
Decimal	`1186352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121A30, 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 #121A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #121A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121a30; }
.text { color: #121a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 26 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121a30, #191230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121A30?: #121A30 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 #121A30?: The RGB value is 18, 26, 48: 18 red, 26 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121A30?: The complementary color is #302812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.