What color is #121C04?

#121C04 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121C04?

The RGB value is 18, 28, 4: 18 red, 28 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121C04?

The complementary color is #0E041C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121C04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121C04 color

#121C04 rgb(18, 28, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #121C04 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11% green and 1.6% blue (18, 28, 4).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 75% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#121C04 color codes

HEX	`#121C04`
RGB	`rgb(18, 28, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 75%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 86%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 86%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.72, -9.46, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.72, 14.69, 130.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.687, 0.968, 0.265)`
Decimal	`1186820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121C04, 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 #121C04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121C04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #121C04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121c04; }
.text { color: #121c04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121c04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 28 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121c04, #061c04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121C04?: #121C04 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121C04?: The RGB value is 18, 28, 4: 18 red, 28 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121C04?: The complementary color is #0E041C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121C04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.