What color is #121A34?

#121A34 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121A34?

The RGB value is 18, 26, 52: 18 red, 26 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121A34?

The complementary color is #342C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121A34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121A34 color

#121A34 rgb(18, 26, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #121A34 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 10.2% green and 20.4% blue (18, 26, 52).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 49% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.17:1).

#121A34 color codes

HEX	`#121A34`
RGB	`rgb(18, 26, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 10.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 49%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 50%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.92, 5.95, -18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.92, 19.23, 288.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.238, 1.115, 3.398)`
Decimal	`1186356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121A34, 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 #121A34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121A34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.17:1	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 #121A34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121a34; }
.text { color: #121a34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121a34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 26 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121a34, #1b1234); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121A34?: #121A34 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121A34?: The RGB value is 18, 26, 52: 18 red, 26 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121A34?: The complementary color is #342C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121A34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.