What color is #121C17?

#121C17 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121C17?

The RGB value is 18, 28, 23: 18 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121C17?

The complementary color is #1C1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121C17 color

#121C17 rgb(18, 28, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #121C17 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11% green and 9% blue (18, 28, 23).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 22% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#121C17 color codes

HEX	`#121C17`
RGB	`rgb(18, 28, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 22%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 36%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.16, -5.94, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.16, 6.27, 161.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.819, 1.021, 0.964)`
Decimal	`1186839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121C17, 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 #121C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	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 #121C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121c17; }
.text { color: #121c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 28 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121c17, #121c1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121C17?: #121C17 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121C17?: The RGB value is 18, 28, 23: 18 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121C17?: The complementary color is #1C1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.